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Record Nr.

UNINA9910654661603321

Autore

Abdo Geneive <1960->

Titolo

Mecca and Main Street [[electronic resource] ] : Muslim life in America after 9/11 / / Geneive Abdo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-988601-6

1-280-84687-9

0-19-804258-2

1-4294-4014-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

305.6/970973

Soggetti

Muslims - United States - Social conditions

Muslims - United States - Attitudes

Islam - United States

Social integration - United States

United States Ethnic relations

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-207) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Imams for a new generation -- The child-bride of the Dix Mosque -- The roots of Islam in America -- Taking it to the streets -- Muslim voices -- Women in the changing mosque -- Heeding the call -- The future of the faith.

Sommario/riassunto

Islam is America's fastest growing religion, with more than six million Muslims in the United States, all living in the shadow of 9/11. Who are our Muslim neighbors? What are their beliefs and desires? How are they coping with life under the War on Terror?     In Mecca and Main Street, noted author and journalist Geneive Abdo offers illuminating answers to these questions. Gaining unprecedented access to Muslim communities in America, she traveled across the country, visiting schools, mosques, Islamic centers, radio stations, and homes. She reveals acommunity tired of being judged by Americans