Chicago Muslims and the Transformation of American Islam - Immigrants, African Americans, and the Building of the American Ummah

This book examines the evolution of the Chicago Muslim community from 1965-1980. The volume traces changes to immigration law, black politics, and governmental policy and the actions of Muslim groups advocating to transform American Islam from largely disparate ideological and cultural groups into a singular community.

List of contents

1.Acknowledgments
2.Introduction: The Dream of a Unified Islamic Chicago
3.Chapter 1: Coming to Chicago: Islam's American Mecca, 1900-1965
4.Chapter 2: The Transformation of Islamic Chicago, 1965-1978
5.Chapter 3: Arab Money: Islamic Chicago and Transnational Connections
6.Chapter 4: Islamic Chicago and the US Government
7.Chapter 5: Islamic Life in Chicago: Building an Urban Ummah
8.Chapter 6: Chicago's Muslims: Unity and Fragmentation
9.Conclusion: Islamic Chicago: The Urban Ummah Entering a New Era
10.Bibliography
11.About the Author

About the author

By S. Kaazim Naqvi

Summary

This book examines the evolution of the Chicago Muslim community from 1965–1980. The volume traces changes to immigration law, black politics, and governmental policy and the actions of Muslim groups advocating to transform American Islam from largely disparate ideological and cultural groups into a singular community.

Product details

• Authors: S Kaazim Naqvi, S. Kaazim Naqvi
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781498548762
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4876-2
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / History, Islamic Studies, History of Religion, Local History, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, US Midwest, Social groups: religious groups and communities, North Central & Mid-West States, Social discrimination and social justice, HISTORY / Islamic