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Brought into sharp focus by the events of 11 September 2001 in New York, this study examines the regrouping of the religious community and the reinvention of group identity in first and second-generation immigrants. By transplanting many of their institutions to the US (particularly in New York), Muslim immigrants succeeded in establishing their presence in the American landscape without arousing significant concern in the host community.
Aminah Mohammad-Arif is currently a Research Fellow at the Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie de Sud (CNRS/EHESS, Paris); she also teaches at the Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales.
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1. From the Indian Subcontinent to America; Part 2. Adapting in context; Part 3. Redefining Islam; Part 4. Relationships with others; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Index