Becoming American? : the forging of Arab and Muslim identity in pluralist America / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab Americans--Ethnic identity.

Arab Americans.

Muslims--United States--Ethnic identity.

Muslims.

Ethnicity.

United States.

Physical Description:

v, 124 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Haddad (history of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations, Georgetown U.) documents the Americanization of Arab-Muslims and their experiences forging an identity in the US. She traces the history of Arab and Muslim immigration to the US in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, considers what constitutes an Arab or a Muslim, and examines the ideological constructs of diaspora Islam since the beginning of emigration. She discusses the context of their discourse on religious pluralism in Islam, the need to emphasize the diversity of Muslims, and the shaping of a moderate North American Islam, including policies and measures implemented since 9/11 by the Bush administration and their impact on the American Muslim community, as well as the pressures from government and political lobbies attempting to create a moderate Islam. No index is provided. Distributed in the US by Hopkins Fulfillment Services. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-124).

ISBN:

9781602584068

1602584060

OCLC:

707968318