Salaam America: South Asian Muslims in New York
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Book Description
Although Islam and Integration are frequently seen as antithetical concepts in much of Europe, in the USA the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent are an example of a population who have succeeded in integrating themselves. This is due to their high levels of education and economic success, which make them one of the most prosperous minorities in America.
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.
The study emphasizes that in spite of the stereotypes attached to Islam - which are as loaded in America as in Europe and periodically incite reactions from the Muslims - the religion of Islam can actually play a stabilizing role, just as other minority religions have done, (notably Catholicism and Judaism and more recently Hinduism.) and that Islam does not seem to compromise the ability of immigrants to participate in American society.
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About the Author
Aminah Mohammed-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. Dr. Arif gained her PhD in social anthropology (Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris), and has published a number of articles on the South Asian diaspora and on Islam and Muslims in the Indian subcontinent.
Salaam America: South Asian Muslims in New York,Aminah Mohammad-arif,Sarah Patey,Anthem Press,1843310104,20th century,Case studies,Cultural assimilation,Emigration & Immigration,History,Islam - General,Minority Studies - Ethnic American,New York,New York (State),Popular Culture - General,Social Science,Sociology,South Asian Americans
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