02706nam 2200625 a 450 991065466160332120230207224754.00-19-988601-61-280-84687-90-19-804258-21-4294-4014-7(CKB)1000000000465447(EBL)272274(OCoLC)466426682(SSID)ssj0000200044(PQKBManifestationID)11187662(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200044(PQKBWorkID)10215547(PQKB)10688752(MiAaPQ)EBC272274(EXLCZ)99100000000046544720060510d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMecca and Main Street[electronic resource] Muslim life in America after 9/11 /Geneive AbdoOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-533237-7 0-19-531171-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-207) and index.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.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 AmericansMuslimsUnited StatesSocial conditionsMuslimsUnited StatesAttitudesIslamUnited StatesSocial integrationUnited StatesUnited StatesEthnic relationsUnited StatesRace relationsMuslimsSocial conditions.MuslimsAttitudes.IslamSocial integration305.6/970973Abdo Geneive1960-1089387MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910654661603321Mecca and Main Street2904402UNINA