{"product_id":"muslim-communities-in-north-america-yvonne-yazbeck-haddad-9780791420195","title":"Muslim Communities in North America","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides the first in-depth look at Muslim life and institutions forming in North America. It considers the range of Islamic life in North America with its different racial-ethnic and cultural identities, customs, and religious orientations. Issues of acculturation, ethnicity, orthodoxy, and the changing roles of women are brought into focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors provide insight into the lives of recent immigrants who are asking what is Islamically appropriate in a non-Muslim environment. Contrasts are drawn between Sunni and Shi'i groups, and attention is given to the activities of some Sufi organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe growing Islamic community among African-American Muslims is examined, including the followers of Warith Deen Muhammad and the sectarians identified with black power, such as the Nation of Islam, Darul Islam, and the Five Percenters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors document the challenge and issues which American Muslims face, such as pressure from overseas Muslims; dress and education; the influence of Islamic revivalism on the development of the community in this country; and the maintenance of Muslim identity amidst the pressures for assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791420191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791420195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.80w x 1.40d","brand":"Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48457718792447,"sku":"9780791420195","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7c733e6-0122-4b7c-ba2a-8208ad1c40f5.jpg?v=1777400637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/muslim-communities-in-north-america-yvonne-yazbeck-haddad-9780791420195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}