Acknowledgements
1. Identity and Citizenship: Beyond Minority Politics
2. Negotiating Citizenship in the United States
3. Religious Self-Determination for American Muslims
4. Legal Dimensions of Religions Self-Determination
5. What is an American Muslim? Looking Forward
Notes
Index
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of
Law at Emory Law, associated professor in the Emory College of Arts
and Sciences, senior fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and
Religion, and senior faculty fellow of the Emory University Center
for Ethics. An internationally recognized scholar of Islam and
human rights, An-Na'im is the author of six books, including, most
recently, Islam and the Secular State. He
is the former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch/Africa.
"Abdullahi An-Na'im is arguably America's most important Muslim
thinker and in this book he lays out the most compelling argument
I've ever read about what it really means to be Muslim and American
in a post-9/11 world." --Reza Aslan, author of No god but God and
Zealot
"This book is an eloquent call for American Muslims to stand at the
crossroads of faith and citizenship and look both ways at once. I
highly recommend it." --Eboo Patel, author of Sacred Ground:
Pluralism, Prejudice and the Promise of America
"Well-known scholar, lawyer, and human rights activist Abdullahi
Ahmed An-Na'im draws on his wealth of knowledge in these fields to
examine critical issues bearing on Muslim-American citizenship,
illuminating its meanings and implications-legal and otherwise-and
the rights and responsibilities it implies. Arguing that
Muslim-Americans should take a proactive, affirmative view of
citizenship, he explores a range of issues, including the highly
topical one of
sharia law in America. As always, An-Na'im's analyses and
reflections cast much-needed light on an important and
controversial subject." --Leila Ahmed, author of A Quiet
Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence,
from the Middle East to America
"The success of an-Na'im's arguments in What Is an American Muslim?
will not only strengthen American Muslim identity, but create a
more authentic USA. This book is a welcome addition to the
literature on North American Islam." --Islam and Christian-Muslim
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