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1 online resource (ix, 361 pages) |
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Muslims in America or American Muslims / John L. Esposito -- Dynamics of Islamic identity in North America / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad -- Striking a balance: Islamic legal discourses on Muslim minorities / Khaled Abou El Fadl -- Fiqh councilor in North America / Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo -- Muslims and identity politics in America / Mohommed A. Muqtedar Khan -- Hijab and religious liberty: anti-discrimination law and Muslim women in the United States / Kathleen Moore -- Muslim women in Canada: their role and status as revealed in the hijab controversy / Esmail Shakeri -- American women choosing Islam / Carol Anway -- Identity and destiny: the formative views of the Moorish Science Temple and the Nation of Islam / Ernest Allen, Jr. -- African-American Muslims and the question of identity: between traditional Islam, African heritage, and the American way / Yusuf Nuruddin -- Understanding the multi-ethnic dilemma of African-American Muslims / Robert Dannin -- Muslims and the American press / Greg Noakes -- Economic security and Muslim identity: a study of the immigrant community in Durham, North Carolina / Elise Goldwasser -- Approaches to mosque design in North America / Omar Khalidi |
| Summary |
Introduction: Muslims in America or American Muslims, John L. Esposito. Part I: The American Path Option: Between Tradition and Reality. 1. The Dynamics of Islamic Identity in North America, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad. 2. Striking a Balance: Islamic Legal Discourses on Muslim Minorities, Khaled Abou El Fadl. 3. The Fiqh Councilor in North America, Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo. 4. Muslims and Identity Politics in America, Mohommed A. Muqtedar Khan. Part II: North American Pluralism and the Challenge of the Veil. 5. The Hijab and Religious Liberty: Anti-Discrimination Law and Muslim Women in the United Stat |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Muslims -- United States.
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Islam -- United States
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RELIGION -- Islam -- History.
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Islam
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Muslims
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-
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Esposito, John L.
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| ISBN |
9780198030928 |
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0198030924 |
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1280655135 |
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9781280655135 |
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9780195135268 |
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0195135261 |
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