Overview

This book seeks to shed light on the variety of dilemmas faced by the Muslim American community in a progressive and technologically advanced world. Diving into the some of the voting trends of Muslim Americans, the history of the slave trade as it brought many West Africans to the colonies, and the evolving composition of the Muslim community with a mixture of immigrant and native populations, this book covers unveils new ground. It factors in many philosophical traditions of Islamic thought, transmitted through numerous poems, and brings numerous Quranic references to speak on the evolving nature of the sciences. Islam as a civilization and a way of life is brought to the forefront in this book to add to the current discussion of religion and minorities in the United States.