Diversity Among Black Muslims

From: New Pittsburgh Courier | Date: September 3, 1997 | Copyright information

Diversity Among Black Muslims

"(Sure to become) a classic in the field. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal

"A significant contribution to our understanding of the role of individuals, Muslim groups, as well as the religion of Islam in the shaping of African-American Muslim identity." -- Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, professor of Islamic history, University of Massachusetts

Despite the fact that Islam claims the second-largest group of religious adherents in America today -- second only to Christianity -- the history of Islam in this country has been largely unexplored. The importance of Islam ...

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