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

• Autore: Abdo Geneive <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.6/970973
• Soggetto topico: Muslims - United States - Social conditions; Muslims - United States - Attitudes; Islam - United States; Social integration - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Ethnic relations; United States Race relations
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Mecca and Main Street
• ISBN: 0-19-988601-6; 1-280-84687-9; 0-19-804258-2; 1-4294-4014-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910654661603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II