Author: Ahmed, Akbar S
Publication year: c2010.
Language: English
Call Number E184.M88 A36 2010
Media class: Book
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 9780815703877 0815703872
Extent: 528 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description: "Examines American identity as influenced by its founding and history and the diverse Muslim experience in America, as well as the experience of other religious groups, and how each has affected the other."--Publisher description.
Muslim odyssey -- Defining American identity -- Searching for American identity -- African Americans as first Muslims -- Immigrant Muslims : living the American dream/American nightmare -- Muslim converts : shame and honor in a time of excess -- Jews and Muslims : bridging a great divide -- Mormons and Muslims : getting to know you -- The importance of being America.