In a flowing and engaging style; Mbaye Lo provides us with a fascinating historical account of the growth of Islam in America. He reveals the different factors and figures that interacted to shape the evolution and growth of the American Muslim communities in the wider contexts of race; civil rights; identity and politics. Mabye takes the mosque as his paradigm to analyze and synthesize the growth of Muslim communities in Cleveland; how their mosques developed over time; the challenges they faced; in moving to mainstream Islam and developing a multi-ethnic community. An added feature of the book is a survey to answer questions about what motivated converts to Islam; who introduced them to Islam and how Muslims are distributed across different ethnic groups and mosques.
#234335 in Books Smithsonian Books 2002-09-17 2002-09-17Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .68 x 6.00l; 1.15 #File Name: 1588340961312 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. highly useful.By MartinAlthough slightly dated in terms of when the observations that form the basis of these studies were made; that in no way reduces the applicability of this study to contemporary problems of the representation of slavery within the metier of sites wherein these problems are being addressed today. Insightful; applicable; highly useful.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great book! I spent the summer of 2014 in ...By Morning GloryGreat book! I spent the summer of 2014 in South Carolina and this text helped to give me perspective on both the house museums and plantation museums located there. Maybe that was not the intention of the authors but I was then able to assess slavery and how it was represented at all of the museums I visited.1 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Great Information; But....By The Sassy CountessThere is some fantastic information between the covers; here. However; the authors continually whine; so it can be difficult to read. Also; they have no sense of humor; so in areas where there are jokes; they take it personally and use it against the people who said it. BUT; if you can get past all of the unpalatable "Yankeeisms;" then you will find information to make your site one of the greats. I definitely learned a great deal from the authors; but it made my teeth hurt at times.
