cam a22 4500 528749315 CHVBK 20201007084804.0 180831s2017 xxu||||| |||| 00 |eng d 1-4813-0623-5 paperback 978-1-4813-0623-2 paperback (RERO)R008835383 YDX eng BKL RERO frbcuc rda BP67.U6 H86 2017 s1th rero 297.0973 23 Hussain Amir 1965- (RERO)A027621559 cre Muslims and the making of America Amir Hussain Waco, Texas Baylor University Press 2017 x, 132 pages illustrations, map 22 cm sti rdacontent txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references Introduction : The American ideal and Islam -- Islam in America : a short history -- Blues for Allah : music -- The greatest : sports -- Muslims on the American landscape : culture -- Conclusion : The poetry of ordinary American Muslim lives "There has never been an America without Muslims"--So begins Amir Hussain, one of the most important scholars and teachers of Islam in America. Hussain, who is himself an American Muslim, contends that Muslims played an essential role in the creation and cultivation of the United States. Memories of 9/11 and the rise of global terrorism fuel concerns about American Muslims. The fear of American Muslims in part stems from the stereotype that all followers of Islam are violent extremists who want to overturn the American way of life. Inherent to this stereotype is the popular misconception that Islam is a new religion to America. In Muslims and the Making of America, Hussain directly addresses the stereotypes of Muslims following 9/11 and terrorism. Far from undermining America, Islam and American Muslims have been, and continue to be, important threads in the fabric of American Life. Hussain chronicles the history of Islam in American to underscore the valuable cultural influence of Muslims on American life. He then rivets attention on music, sports, and culture as key areas in which Muslims have shaped and transformed American Identity. America, Hussain concludes, would not exist as it does today without the essential contributions made by its Muslim citizens Islam United States History Muslims United States History Musulmans (RERO)A021065332 rero Islam (RERO)A021065214 rero Histoire religieuse (RERO)A021017628 rero Etats-Unis (RERO)A009975208 rero BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 RERO RE01040 RE01040 RE010400002 SHR JG-68 RERO 100 1- Hussain Amir 1965- (RERO)A027621559 cre