Yankee Muslim (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780893709198)

In the Fall of 1892, Alexander Russell Webb, the American consul to the Philippine Islands, resigned his post and set off for a tour of the Indian subcontinent. Webb had converted to Islam and partnered with Indian Muslims to commence an Islamic mission to the United States. Part of the agreement allowed Webb to travel to India on his way back to America and visit cities with large Muslim populations. This work encompasses his travels, including: his departure from Manila, sea voyages, stays in Singapore and Penang, and most notably, the more than two months that he spent amongst the Muslims of Rangoon, Calcutta, Bombay, Poona, Hyderabad, and Madras.

During Webb's travels he met with many prominent members of the Indian Muslim community, and presented lectures on Islam to large audiences. As an American Muslim, and one of the first converts in North America to Islam, his first-person accounts provide a unique perspective and historical account of Colonial India and Indian Muslims in particular. A primary document that will prove invaluable in studying the early Muslim history of the United States and its relationship to India. Complete with historical Introduction, Notes, Bibliography, and detailed Index.

Author: John Hansen Gurley, Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb, Alexander Russell Webb
ISBN-10: 0893709190
ISBN-13: 9780893709198
Publisher: Borgo Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2006
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d