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Muslim Life in America after 9/11
Oxford University Press
August 2006
On Sale: August 4, 2006
256 pages
ISBN: 019531171X
EAN: 9780195311716
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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 a
community tired of being judged by Americans' perceptions of
Muslims overseas and eager to tell their own stories. Abdo
brings these stories vividly to life, allowing us to hear
their own voices and inviting us to understand their hopes
and their fears. The younger generation of Muslims in particular is charting
a different way of life. They are following new imams and
placing their Muslim identity before their American one. And
unlike their parents, they do not define themselves by their
ethnic background, as Pakistani, Palestinian, or
Yemeni. Instead they see themselves as belonging to a
universal faith. Through their new organizations and
websites, they exchange ideas about how to create a more
Islamic lifestyle. Inspiring, insightful, tough-minded, and even-handed, this
book will appeal to those curious (or fearful) about the
Muslim presence in America. It will also be warmly welcomed
by the Muslim community that it depicts.
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