Why I am a Muslim : an American odyssey /
Hasan, Asma
Why I am a Muslim : an American odyssey / Asma Gull Hasan - London, England : Element, 2004. - xvii, 174 p. 23 cm.
Contents: 1 Because I Was Born Muslim 1 --
2 Because Islam Gives Me a Direct Relationship with God 19 --
3 Because Islam Has a Rich Mystical Tradition in Sufism 39 --
4 Because Islam Allows and Expects Me to Make Mistakes 67 --
5 Because Islam Stands for Diversity 89 --
6 Because Islam Is a Woman's Religion 115 --
7 Because Being Muslim Makes Me a Better American (and Being American Makes Me a Better Muslim) 143.
Summary: The press has been filled with information and misinformation about the true nature of Islam. Hasan represents what is left out of the daily newspapers and explains why being a Muslim is not merely a matter of birth, but it is a matter of choice.
0007175337
Hasan, Asma Gull
Muslim life
Muslim Sufism
Islam--United States
BP188.4 / .H37 2004
Why I am a Muslim : an American odyssey / Asma Gull Hasan - London, England : Element, 2004. - xvii, 174 p. 23 cm.
Contents: 1 Because I Was Born Muslim 1 --
2 Because Islam Gives Me a Direct Relationship with God 19 --
3 Because Islam Has a Rich Mystical Tradition in Sufism 39 --
4 Because Islam Allows and Expects Me to Make Mistakes 67 --
5 Because Islam Stands for Diversity 89 --
6 Because Islam Is a Woman's Religion 115 --
7 Because Being Muslim Makes Me a Better American (and Being American Makes Me a Better Muslim) 143.
Summary: The press has been filled with information and misinformation about the true nature of Islam. Hasan represents what is left out of the daily newspapers and explains why being a Muslim is not merely a matter of birth, but it is a matter of choice.
0007175337
Hasan, Asma Gull
Muslim life
Muslim Sufism
Islam--United States
BP188.4 / .H37 2004