ملخص الجهاز:
Muslim Americans: Debating the Notions of American and Un-American is an ambitious attempt to explore how American Muslims, especially immi grants and their children, see the US and are seen by it.
It uses the voices of Muslim Americans to explore what peoples and cultures can be considered American, and which are not.
It also describes the multiple methodological tools that the book brings to bear in order to understand how Muslims see US society and their place in it.
Chapter 2 uses in-depth interviews with US Muslims to describe their views of what it means to be American or un-American.
Chapter 3 highlights some of the tools that immigrants and their chil dren deploy in attempting to navigate “Islamic” culture, “American” cul ture, and “ethnic” cultures on issues such as parenting, dating, and gender roles.
Chapter 4 analyzes some media coverage of Islam and Muslims.