Old Islam in Detroit: Rediscovering the Muslim American Past

by Sally Howell

Across North America, Islam is portrayed as a religion of immigrants, converts, and cultural outsiders. Yet Muslims have been part of American society for much longer than most people realize. This book documents the history of Islam in Detroit, a city that is home to several of the nation's oldest, most diverse Muslim communities. In the early 1900s, there were thousands of Muslims in Detroit. Most came from Eastern Europe, the Ottoman Empire, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199372004
• ISBN13: 9780199372003
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"