About the Author

Paul M. Barrett, for eighteen years a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal, where American Islam originated, currently directs the investigative reporting team at BusinessWeek. He is the author of The Good Black: A True Story of Race in America

Reviews

"Paul M. Barrett has written a rich book full of insights into a religion many Americans don't know enough about." --Chicago Tribune "A thoughtful exploration that is both comforting and alarming . . . American Islam reveals the variety of Muslim experience in the U.S., as well as profound aspects of Islam that are underappreciated in this country." --The Wall Street Journal "These seven lives, and all the others they represent, heighten my sense that we should be practicing a more complicated patriotism, one with a pluralistic gaze." --Los Angeles Times "Well wrought and engaging . . . A welcome antidote to the wide spread Islamophobia that has infected so many Americans over the last five years . . . The book makes a compelling argument that the greatest tool in America's arsenal in the 'war on terror' may be its own thriving and thoroughly assimilated Muslim community." --The Washington Post Book World "Timely and engaging." --The New York Times "This is a smart, careful look at America in the post-9/11 world. It is definitely worth the time of anyone wondering where the country is going." --Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq "[American Islam] fills a real need and does so remarkably well. . . . It delivers a set of powerful insights about Muslim life in the United States and the tensions that are shaping the community . . . Barrett's carefully crafted approach is a smart one." --Slate.com