A History of Islam in America

• Author : Kambiz GhaneaBassiri
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 19 April 2010

Muslims began arriving in the New World long before the rise of the Atlantic slave trade. Kambiz GhaneaBassiri's fascinating book traces the history of Muslims in the United States and their different waves of immigration and conversion across five centuries, through colonial and antebellum America, through world wars and civil rights struggles, to the contemporary era. The book tells the often deeply moving stories of individual Muslims and their lives as immigrants and citizens within the broad context of the

• Author : Edward E. Curtis
• Publisher : Infobase Publishing
• Release : 07 June 2023

A two volume encyclopedia set that examines the legacy, impact, and contributions of Muslim Americans to U.S. history.

• Author : Edward E. Curtis
• Publisher : OUP USA
• Release : 01 October 2009

A history of the Muslim presence in the United States from slaves who managed to keep their religion to the varied communities of the twenty-first century covers the role of converts and immigrants in every stage of American history.

• Author : William J. Federer
• Publisher : Amerisearch Incorporated
• Release : 01 January 2007

Presents a history of Islam and the Qur®an and its impact on world history and events, including the relationship between Islamic countries and the United States.

• Author : Amir Hussain
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 2023

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

• Author : Jerald Dirks
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 2023

There are many legacies within American history that have been inadvertently forgotten. The book pays homage to one such forgotten legacy--the role of Muslims in American history. By offering a review based on various scholarly sources, the book broadens the understanding of American public with regard to the substantial role played by Muslims throughout American history.

• Author : Edward E. Curtis IV
• Publisher : NYU Press
• Release : 05 December 2017

"Muslims have always been part of the United States, but very little is known about how Muslim Americans practice their religion. How do they pray? What's it like to go on pilgrimage to Mecca? What rituals accompany the birth of a child, a wedding, or the death of a loved one? What holidays do Muslims celebrate and what charities do they support? How do they learn about the Qur'an? [This book] introduces readers to the way Islam is lived in

• Author : Jane Idleman Smith,Jane I. Smith,Professor of Islamic Studies and Co-Director of the Duncan Black MacDonald Center for Christian-Muslim Relations Jane I Smith
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 1999

Most Americans are only vaguely aware of the Muslim community in the United States and know little about the religion itself, despite Islam's increasing importance in international affairs and the rapid growth in the number of Americans who call themselves Muslims. Now a foremost authority in the field has crafted a richly textured portrait of the Muslim community in the United States today. Jane I. Smith introduces the basic tenets of the Muslim faith, surveys the history of Islam in

• Author : Michael Wolfe,Editors of Beliefnet
• Publisher : Rodale Books
• Release : 16 August 2004

“The thinking person's guide to Islam in a post-9/11 America” —Publisher’s Weekly Islam, the least understood of the world's great religions, is balanced on a precipice between the past and the future, between fanatical fundamentalists and progressives advocating peace. Noted Islamic authority Michael Wolfe moderates 35 expert speakers, writers, and leaders, including Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) and Karen Armstrong, the bestselling author of A History of God and Islam. Leading authorities discuss the future of Islam, tear down false stereotypes,

• Author : Edward E. Curtis IV
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 01 October 2009

Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. They have been a vital presence in North America since the 16th century. Muslims in America unearths their history, documenting the lives of African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, European, black, white, Hispanic and other Americans who have been followers of Islam. The book begins with the tale of Job Ben Solomon, a 18th century African American Muslim slave, and goes on to chart the stories of sodbusters in North Dakota,

• Author : Patrick D. Bowen
• Publisher : BRILL
• Release : 11 September 2017

In A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 2: The African American Islamic Renaissance, 1920-1975 Patrick D. Bowen offers an account of the diverse roots and manifestations of African American Islam as it appeared between 1920 and 1975.

• Author : Anouar Majid
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Release : 16 December 2011

Islam and America argues that the current animosity between the U.S. and Muslim world should be understood through the often-overlooked history between the two. Tracing the genealogy of this conflicted relationship from the Pilgrims to the present, author Anouar Majid weaves personal stories with historical narratives to offer a critical view of both cultures and to suggest a path towards future peace. The book shows how America’s current conflict with Islam is rooted in a long and complicated

• Author : Nazzie Pater-Rov,Muhammed Al-Ahari
• Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Release : 21 June 2018

This book provides five lessons about Muslims who traveled to and explored America before the colonies were established, and five lessons about Muslims who lived in America during the colonial days. Each lesson is accompanied by study questions and creative extension activities. The material is designed to provide provoke discussion about issues debated in American history. Additional related extension materials are available for free at www.islamicschoolresources.com This is the only textbook for Muslim children that will allow students

• Author : Jonathan Curiel
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 2023

From a "San Francisco Chronicle" journalist comes this lively, funny, and revealing look at the little known influence of Arab and Islamic culture on America.

• Author : Edward E. Curtis
• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release : 22 October 2015

For more than a millennium, Islam has been a vital part of Western civilization. Today, however, it is sometimes assumed that Islam is a foreign element inside the West, and even that Islam and the West are doomed to be in perpetual conflict. The need for accurate, reliable scholarship on this topic has never been more urgent. The Bloomsbury Reader on Islam in the West brings together some of the most important, up-to-date scholarly writings published on this subject. The