Muslims in the United States: The State of Research

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Contents ABOUT THE AUTHOR vii PREFACE ix PART I HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF MUSLIMS IN THE UNITED STATES 1 CHAPTER 1 The Development of Ethno-Racial Muslim Communities in the United States 3 CHAPTER 2 Converging Histories in the Late Twentieth Century 16 CHAPTER 3 Historical Research Issues 30 PART II CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH ISSUES 49 CHAPTER 4 Contemporary American Muslim Identities 51 CHAPTER 5 Muslims in the American Landscape 71 CHAPTER 6 Islamic Discourses and Practices 86 CHAPTER 7 Becoming American 100 PART III FURTHER RESEARCH 127 CHAPTER 8 Contemporary Research Agendas 129 APPENDIX 1 Overview of Major Divisions in the Islamic Old World 143 APPENDIX 2 Major Muslim American Organizations 144 APPENDIX 3 U.S. Local and Regional Studies of Muslims in America 146 NOTES 148 REFERENCES 161 INDEX 185 vi Contents ...