America & Islam - Soundbites, Suicide Bombs and the Road to Donald Trump

FINALIST, RELIGION NEWS ASSOCIATION "EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION REPORTING" BOOK AWARD Donald Trump''s weaponization of Islamophobia in his first campaign for U.S. president shocked the world. Yet his promise to end the Gaza war rallied many American Muslims to his side in the 2024 election. Here, acclaimed journalist Lawrence Pintak argues that Trump is a symptom of America''s fractious and contradictory relationship with Islam that stretches back centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Pintak
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.11.2025
• EAN: 9781350556362
• ISBN: 978-1-350-55636-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, North America, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Reportage & collected journalism, North America (USA and Canada), Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities