Muslim Communities in North AmericaYvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Jane Idleman Smith This book provides the first in-depth look at Muslim life and institutions forming in North America. It considers the range of Islamic life in North America with its different racial-ethnic and cultural identities, customs, and religious orientations. Issues of acculturation, ethnicity, orthodoxy, and the changing roles of women are brought into focus. The authors provide insight into the lives of recent immigrants who are asking what is Islamically appropriate in a non-Muslim environment. Contrasts are drawn between Sunni and Shi'i groups, and attention is given to the activities of some Sufi organizations. The growing Islamic community among African-American Muslims is examined, including the followers of Warith Deen Muhammad and the sectarians identified with black power, such as the Nation of Islam, Darul Islam, and the Five Percenters. The authors document the challenge and issues which American Muslims face, such as pressure from overseas Muslims; dress and education; the influence of Islamic revivalism on the development of the community in this country; and the maintenance of Muslim identity amidst the pressures for assimilation. |
Contents
The Case | 3 |
The Formation of the | 51 |
Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary | 75 |
A Teenage Nation | 109 |
THE MOSAIC OF ISLAMIC | 133 |
The Muslims of San Diego | 169 |
Muslims of Seattle | 195 |
Activities of the Immigrant Muslim | 231 |
Muslims of Montreal | 317 |
The Shia Mosques and their Congregations | 337 |
Bektashi Tekke and the Sunni Mosque | 359 |
Voluntary Associations in the Old Turkish | 381 |
A Profile of | 423 |
Religiosity | 445 |
The Portrait of | 475 |
Attitudes of Immigrant Women and | 501 |
The Muslims of Indianapolis | 259 |
Diversity in Rochesters Islamic Community | 279 |
The Islamic Center of New England | 293 |
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