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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Hussain, Amir, 1965-     Subjects     Muslims -- United States -- History.     Islam -- United States -- History.     United States -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hussain, Amir, 1965-       by title:      Muslims and the maki...       by call number:      305.697 H972m     Search the Web     Hussain, Amir, 1965-     Muslims -- United States -- History.     Islam -- United States -- History.     United States -- History.       MARC Display

Muslims and the making of America / Amir Hussain. by Hussain, Amir, 1965- Call #: 305.697 H972m Subjects Muslims -- United States -- History.   Islam -- United States -- History.   United States -- History. ISBN:  9781481306225 (hc.) Description:  x, 132 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Contents:  Introduction: The American ideal and Islam -- Islam in America: a short history -- Blues for Allah: music -- The greatest: sports -- Muslims on the American landscape: culture -- Conclusion: The poetry of ordinary American Muslim lives. Summary:  ""There has never been an America without Muslims" - so begins Amir Hussain, one of the most important scholars and teachers of Islam in America. Hussain, who is himself an American Muslim, contends that Muslims played an essential role in the creation and cultivation of the United States. Memories of 9/11 and the rise of global terrorism fuel concerns about American Muslims. The fear of American Muslims in part stems from the stereotype that all followers of Islam are violent extremists who want to overturn the American way of life. Inherent to this stereotype is the popular misconception that Islam is a new religion to America. Hussain directly addresses both of these stereotypes. Far from undermining America, Islam and American Muslims have been, and continue to be, important threads in the fabric of American life. Hussain chronicles the history of Islam in America to underscore the valuable cultural influence of Muslims on American life. He then rivets attention on music, sports, and culture as key areas in which Muslims have shaped and transformed American identity. America, Hussain concludes, would not exist as it does today without the essential contributions made by its Muslim citizens. Amir Hussain is Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 305.697 H972m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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