The North American Muslim Resource Guide: Muslim Community Life In The United States And Canada

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This unique and important work constitutes an invaluable resource both for Muslims and for anyone seeking a better understanding of the Islamic experience in the US and Canada. This book shows how Muslims are working together to maintain their cultural and religious practices while participating as citizens and equal partners in the building of their adopted countries, and offers an analytical guide to the range of resources they have formed to support these endeavors. "The North American Muslim Resource Guide" also discusses the major issues affecting their communities, and explores the impact of recent events on the lives of American Muslims. In addition to providing an extensive directory of mainstream Muslim community organizations, "The North American Muslim Resource Guide" offers an overview of Muslim values and institutions, briefly traces the history of Islam in North America, and includes useful tables depicting the growth of the American Muslim population, as well as that of centers, organizations, and ethnic associations serving Islamic communities. This book is a key reference for academic and public libraries serving Muslim populations, and an important resource for students, general readers, researchers, and specialists in Islamic studies. This useful resource provides basic information about Islamic life in the United States. Coverage includes population statistics and analysis, as well as immigration information that tracks the settlement of Islamic people in the America. The guide contains contact information for mosques, community organizations, schools, women's groups, media, and student groups. Recent Islamic-American events over the past five years are also reviewed. To see the Introduction, the table of contents, a generous selection of sample pages, and more, visit the The North American Muslim Resource Guide website.

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