Selected Readings

Afridi, Sam. Muslims in America: Identity, Diversity and the Challenge of Understanding. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2001.
This Carnegie Challenge 2001 paper explores the "complexities, challenges and opportunities inherent in the emergence of the American Muslim community."
• Ahmed, Akbar S. Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World. New York: Tauris, 1999.

• Anway, Carol L. Daughters of Another Path: Experiences of American Women Choosing Islam. Lee's Summit, MO: Yawna Publications, 1996.
  Emphasizes the need for mutual understanding between faiths.

• Arab American Institute. About Arab Americans.
  A packet of resources on Arab Americans, the Middle East, and Islam

• Barboza, Steven, ed. American Jihad: Islam after Malcolm X. New York: Doubleday, 1993.
  A collection of "portrait/interviews" of American Muslims from a variety of backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of Islam in the United States.

• Esposito, John L. Islam: The Straight Path. 3d ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

• Esposito, John L., ed. Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. 4 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
  Provides the perspectives of the social sciences, religion, history and literature on the period from the end of the 18th century to the present in the Islam world.

• Gardell, Mattias. In the Name of Elijah Muhammad: Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1996.
  C. Eric Lincoln Series on the Black Experience.

• Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck et al. The Contemporary Islamic Revival: A Critical Survey and Bibliography. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.

• Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, ed. The Muslims of America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.
  Provides an overview of the Muslim community through a collection of scholarly articles.

• Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck and Esposito, John, eds. Muslims on the Americanization Path?. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1998.
  A collection of essays on the preservation of cultural identity.

• Hasan, Asma Gull. American Muslims: The New Generation. New York: Continuum, 2000.

• Nanji, Azim A., ed. The Muslim Almanac: A Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture, and Peoples of Islam. New York: Gale Research, 1996.
  Provides articles on current and historical aspects of the Muslim community worldwide.

• Nyang, Sulayman S. Islam in the United States of America. Chicago: ABC International Group, 1999.
  This collection of essays addresses the historical processes that have led to the institutionalization of the Islamic faith in the United States.

• The Pluralism Project Bibliography: Islam
  A comprehensive list of current titles on Islam in the United States.

• Smith, Jane E. Islam in America. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999.
  A scholarly examination of the origins, history and growth of American's Muslim community. Reviewed by Gustav Niebuhr in the New York Times, August 8, 1999.