Authors: Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (Editor), John L. Esposito
ISBN-13: 9780195135268, ISBN-10: 0195135261
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: May 2000
Edition: 1st Edition
Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad is Professor of History, Islam, and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.
John L. Esposito is Professor of Religion and International Affairs and Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States. There are more Muslims in America than in Kuwait, Qatar, and Libya together. Leaving aside immigration and conversion, birthrate alone ensures that in the first part of the twenty-first century Islam will replace Judaism as the nation's second largest religion.
Like all religious minorities in America, Muslims must confront a host of difficult questions concerning faith and national identity. Can they become part of a pluralistic American society without sacrificing their identity? Can Muslims be Muslims in a state that is not governed by Islamic law? Will the American legal system protect Muslim religious and cultural differences? Is there a contradiction between demanding equal rights and insisting on maintaining a distinctively separate identity? Will the secular and/or Judeo-Christian values of American society inhibit the Muslim practice of religious faith? While the Muslims of America are indeed on the path to Americanization, what that means and what that will yield remains uncertain. In this thoughtful and wide-ranging volume, fourteen distinguished scholars take an in-depth look at these issues and examine the varied responses and opinions of the Muslim community.
Islam is the fastest growing religion in America and Europe. There are more Muslims in America than in Kuwait, Qatar, and Libya. Even if Muslim immigration and conversion were not to grow, birth rate alone ensures that in the first part of the 21st century, Islam will replace Judaism as the second largest religion in the US. This collection of essays tackles areas such as anti-discrimination law and Muslim women in the US, African-American Muslims and questions of identity, and approaches to mosque design in North America. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Introduction: Muslims in America or American Muslims | 3 | |
Ch. 1 | The Dynamics of Islamic Identity in North America | 21 |
Ch. 2 | Striking a Balance: Islamic Legal Discourses on Muslim Minorities | 57 |
Ch. 3 | The Fiqh Councilor in North America | 79 |
Ch. 4 | Muslims and Identity Politics in America | 107 |
Ch. 5 | The Hijab and Religious Liberty: Anti-Discrimination Law and Muslim Women in the United States | 129 |
Ch. 6 | Muslim Women in Canada: Their Role and Status as Revealed in the Hijab Controversy | 159 |
Ch. 7 | American Women Choosing Islam | 179 |
Ch. 8 | Identity and Destiny: The Formative Views of the Moorish Science Temple and the Nation of Islam | 201 |
Ch. 9 | African-American Muslims and the Question of Identity: Between Traditional Islam, African Heritage, and the American Way | 267 |
Ch. 10 | Understanding the Multi-Ethnic Dilemma of African-American Muslims | 331 |
Ch. 11 | Muslims and the American Press | 361 |
Ch. 12 | Economic Security and Muslim Identity: A Study of the Immigrant Community in Durham, North Carolina | 379 |
Ch. 13 | Approaches to Mosque Design in North America | 399 |
Notes on Contributors | 425 | |
Select Bibliography | 429 |