Fourteen scholars examine what it is like to be a Muslim in North America today-the pressures inherent in an increasingly secular society; the need for people from radically different cultures to work together to maintain their religion; and the struggles of black Muslims to graft an indigenous North American branch onto mainline Islam.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-316)
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 305.6/971/071
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 19
- General Note
- The majority of these studies were originally papers presented at the symposium on Islam in North America held at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, from 27 to 31 May 1980"--Pref Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn---
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- 9781459304307 0888640331
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- BP67.A1
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- M87 1983eb
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- CaBVaU
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- 1 electronic text (xii, 316 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00603473 (OCoLC)243596066 (CaOOCEL)405707
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 10
- Contributors 12
- Introduction 14
- I: Islam and the Modern World 22
- Muslim Leadership and the Shaping of the Umma: Classical Tradition and Religious Tension in the North American Setting 24
- Islamic Modernism: Self-Criticism and Revivalism in Syrian Muslim Thinkers 47
- Islamic Laws on Ribā (Interest) and Their Full Economic Implications 63
- II: Muslims in North America: Dynamics of Growth 86
- The Canadian Muslim Community: The Need for a New Survival Strategy 88
- Islam in the United States: Past and Present 106
- Socio-Religious Behavior of Muslims in Canada: An Overview 124
- III: Muslim Immigrant Communities: Identity and Adaptation 138
- Pakistani Canadians: The Making of a Muslim Community 140
- The Nizari Ismaili Muslim Community in North America: Background and Development 162
- The Impact of the Islamic Revolution in Iran on the Syrian Muslims of Montreal 178
- IV: Islam and the Educational Establishment 196
- The Development of Islamic Studies in Canada 198
- Culture Conflict in the Classroom: An Edmonton Survey 215
- V: Indigenous Muslims 226
- The American Muslim Mission in the Context of American Social History 228
- Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Final Call: Schism in the Muslim Movement 247
- VI: Statements from within the Tradition 270
- Islamic Ideals in North America 272
- The Future of the Islamic Tradition in North America 284
- VII: Appendices 292
- I: Directory of Muslim Associations in Canada 294
- II: Directory of Muslim Associations in the United States 297
- Muslim Student Associations 302
- Mosques 306
- Masjid Muhammads 311
- Sources of Publications 316
- Glossary 317
- A 317
- B 318
- C 318
- D 318
- E 318
- F 318
- G 319
- H 319
- I 319
- J 320
- K 320
- M 320
- N 321
- P 321
- Q 321
- R 321
- S 321
- T 322
- U 323
- W 323
- Z 323
- Bibliography 324
