Islam in North America - (Bloomsbury Religion in North America) by Hussein Rashid & Huma Mohibullah & Vincent Biondo (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Students are encouraged to think beyond simple identifiers of "Muslim," "American," "Canadian," or "Mexican", and to consider how these identifiers exist in conversation with one another, and with others such as gender, class, race, sexuality, and ability.

The overview chapter provides students with an introductory grounding in the field. Chapters take a multidisciplinary approach, and focus on the expressions of Islam in its diverse forms. The book is illustrated throughout with over 75 images and each chapter contains suggested further reading. A glossary of key terms and concepts is included. Case studies include Islam in Cuba, Islam and the Black experience, and the Hijab.

Topics covered include Muslims and Politics in the US, Islamophobia as/and racism, Muslims in American popular media, the Latinx Muslim experience, and religious diversity in Canada. From tracing street names, such as Malcom X Boulevard in Harlem, to exploring how Islam has been constructed as a normatively male religion, this book provides a much-needed resource for students and instructors that acknowledges that Muslims navigate their identities in a world where Orientalist ideas continue to dominate politics, policy, and public imagination.

The chapters in this book were first published in the digital collection Bloomsbury Religion in North America. Covering North America's diverse religious traditions, this digital collection provides reliable and peer-reviewed articles and ebooks for students and instructors. Learn more and get access for your library at www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-religion-in-north-america

Review Quotes

"This collection of works does well to acknowledge and visit the "cultural flows, transnational connections, and local adaptations" of the Muslims featured in the different articles as intended by the editors ... The articles consistently interact with the geographic locations in which Muslims are living and how that affects the Muslim expression or encounter." --Religious Studies Review

"This student-friendly, lucid collection delightfully features the cutting-edge research of scholars committed to understanding the real-life, sometimes messy, always-rich practice and history of Islam across North America. Anyone interested in Muslim American beliefs, interpretations, and experiences will encounter fresh, diverse, and nuanced perspectives in this book." --Edward E. Curtis IV, Plater Chair of the Liberal Arts, Indiana University, USA

"This collection provides fresh and new ways to think about the complexities of Islam and Muslim life in North America." --Amir Hussain, Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University, USA

"This multidisciplinary volume will be a great resource for students of religion, history, sociology, political sciences, and cultural studies ... The book's contributions successfully challenge monolithic understandings of North American Muslim identity while providing critical tools to challenge prevailing Orientalist narratives and Islamophobic stereotypes ... [offering] multifaceted portrayals of a colorful variety of Muslim expressions and experiences within the North American context." --Religion

About the Author

Hussein Rashid is Assistant Dean of Religion and Public Life at Harvard Divinity School, USA.
Huma Mohibullah is Professor of Anthropology and Cultural Studies at Renton Technical College, USA.
Vincent Biondo is Professor of Religious Studies at Humboldt State University, USA.