Journey into America - The Challenge of Islam

Informationen zum Autor Akbar Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at the School of International Service, American University in Washington, D.C., and the former Pakistani High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland. He was described as the "world's leading authority on contemporary Islam" by the BBC. Among his many books are his quartet of studies examining the relationship between the West and Muslim world published by Brookings: Journey into Islam , Journey into America , The Thistle and the Drone , and Journey into Europe . He is also a published poet and playwright Klappentext Nearly seven million Muslims live in the United States today, and their relations with non-Muslims are strained. Many Americans associate Islam with figures such as Osama bin Laden, and they worry about ""homegrown terrorists. Zusammenfassung Nearly seven million Muslims live in the United States today! and their relations with non-Muslims are strained. Many Americans associate Islam with figures such as Osama bin Laden! and they worry about ""homegrown terrorists.

Product details

• Authors: Akbar Ahmed, Akbar S. Ahmed, Ahmed Akbar
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2011
• EAN: 9780815722175
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-2217-5
• No. of pages: 530
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Islam, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, United States of America, USA, Social and cultural anthropology, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities