Muslims' Place in the American Public Square: Hopes, Fears, and Aspirations: Taha Jaber Alalwani: AltaMira Press

Muslims' Place in the American Public Square

Hopes, Fears, and Aspirations

Muslims' Place in the American Public Square

Hopes, Fears, and Aspirations

Description

Once a year Muslims from around the world_representing a vast range of ethnicities, incomes, ages, and attitudes_perform the Hajj (pilgrimage) and converge in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Now, the global diversity of Muslims at the Hajj is almost repliacted in the United States: new immigrants, Muslims whose families have been here for generations, and converts are coming together, seeing what unites them and what issues they face together. Project MAPS (Muslims in the American Public Square) began in 1999 to provide much-needed information on this understudied and immensely diverse group of six million Americans. This first volume emerging from the project, Muslims' Place in the American Public Square, shows where the American Muslim community fits into the American religious and civic landscape both before and after 9/11. Renowned scholars contribute theoretical, legal, historical, and sociological perspectives on how Muslims function in both their own institutions and others. For classes in religion or the social sciences, or for anyone interested in this increasingly significant community, Muslims' Place in the American Public Square provides a current, balanced introduction.

1 Foreword
2 Introduction
Part 3 I: Theoretical Perspectives on the Muslim Experience in the U.S.
4 Toward a Fiqh for Minorities: Some Reflections
5 Living as a Muslim in a Pluralistic Society and State: Theory and Experience
6 Conceptual Discourse: Living as a Muslim in a Pluralistic Society
Part 7 II: The Mainstreaming of American Muslims: Historical and Sociological Understanding
8 Muslims between the Jewish Example and the Black Experience: American Policy Implications
9 Muslims and the American Body Politics
10 Muslims as Partners in Interfaith Encounter
Part 11 III: Islam and the Black Experience in America
12 Preliminary Reflections on Islam and Black Religion
13 Islam among African Americans: An Overview
Chapter 14 The West African Paradox
15 IV: On Locating Muslims in the American Landscape: Demographical and Behavioral Aspects
16 Muslim Americans: A Demographic Report
17 The Mosque and the American Public Square
18 Governance and Leadership in Muslim Community Organizations

Product details

Published	May 17 2004
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	440
ISBN	9780759106130
Imprint	AltaMira Press
Dimensions	9 x 6 inches
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Zahid H. Bukhari

Anthology Editor

Sulayman S. Nyang

Anthology Editor

Mumtaz Ahmad

Anthology Editor

John L. Esposito

Contributor

Taha Jaber Alalwani

Contributor

Omar Khalidi

Contributor

Aminah Beverly McCloud

Contributor

Ali A. Mazrui

Contributor

Mohammed Nimer

Contributor

Jane I. Smith

Contributor

Sherman A. Jackson

Contributor

Zafar Ishaq Ansari

Contributor

Sylviane A. Diouf

Contributor

Ilyas Ba-Yunus

Contributor

Ihsan Bagby

Contributor

Iqbal J. Unus

Contributor

Kassim Stone

This edited collection presents a range of works that address the challenges and successes of Muslim communities in the U.S. The authors, who come from a variety of academic perspectives and backgrounds, provide a breadth of approaches and commentary on topics of worship, law, participation, and representation. An important addition to the examination of Muslims in the U.S. Highly recommended.

Choice Reviews
At the dawn of the 21st century, the American Muslim community seemed well along on the path to mainstreaming in American society and institution building. 9/11 has challenged many of these successes and once again raised fundamental questions about Islam, the faith and identity of American Muslims, and their place in American society. Muslims' Place in the American Public Square provides a much-needed perspective on American Muslims, their experience, and place in American religious history and in the public square.

John L. Esposito, from the foreword