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American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender within the Ummah
Jamillah Karim
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Description for American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender within the Ummah
Paperback. Explores how Islamic ideals of racial harmony and equality create hopeful possibilities in an American society that remains challenged by race and class inequalities Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
African American Muslims and South Asian Muslim immigrants are two of the largest ethnic Muslim groups in the U.S. Yet there are few sites in which African Americans and South Asian immigrants come together, and South Asians are often held up as a “model minority” against African Americans. However, the American ummah, or American Muslim community, stands as a unique site for interethnic solidarity in a time of increased tensions between native-born Americans and immigrants.
This ethnographic study of African American and South Asian immigrant Muslims in Chicago and Atlanta explores how Islamic ideals of racial harmony and equality ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Religion, Race, & Ethnicity
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814748107
SKU
V9780814748107
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About Jamillah Karim
Jamillah Karim is an international lecturer in race, gender, and Islam in America. She was formerly Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Spelman College. She is the author of American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender within the Ummah.
Reviews for American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender within the Ummah
Karim’s sensitive ethnographic work and well-written analysis provide engaging insights into the lives of contemporary American Muslim women. . . . [and] flow beautifully to its thoughtful conclusion.
Karen Isaksen Leonard,author of Muslims in the United States: The State of Research American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender within the Ummah by Spelman College Professor of Religious Studies ... Read more
Karen Isaksen Leonard,author of Muslims in the United States: The State of Research American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender within the Ummah by Spelman College Professor of Religious Studies ... Read more