Black Muslims in the US: History, Politics, and the Struggle of a Community - Softcover

Rashid, S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1137337508 ISBN 13: 9781137337504

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

From the labeling of jihad as a 'holy war' to the generalization of all black Muslims as 'converts' to the religion of Islam, myths and deficiencies in today's rhetoric and scholarship foster stereotyped images of black Muslims. Black Muslims in the US pro

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Review:

"Samory Rashid's Black Muslims in the US is the most comprehensive attempt to show that Islamic practices survived among enslaved Africans and their descendants in the US, though they were not always observable. Referencing seldom-mentioned social and political theories, he successfully challenges well-known studies of the historical Muslim presence in America, which tend to 'marginalize' early African Muslims and their progeny. This work is an insightful addition to the literature on Muslim Americans. It will undoubtedly stimulate further study not only of Muslims in the US, but also of Muslims in the Americas." Akbar Muhammad, Associate Professor, Binghamton University, SUNY, USA

About the Author:

Samory Rashid is Associate Professor of International Politics, Political Economy, & Political Islam at Indiana State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1137337508
• ISBN 13: 9781137337504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 215