The North American Muslim Resource Guide

By Dr. Mohamed Nimer

At this time — when the need for understanding and unity among Americans of diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds is greater than ever, this unique and important work constitutes an invaluable resource both for Muslims and for anyone seeking a clear and accurate perspective on the American Islamic experience.

This guide examines:

How American Muslims satisfy the demands of citizenship, while maintaining their ethnic and religious identities
How Muslim life in North America differs from that in Muslim-majority countries
Relations between Muslim groups in the US and Canada, and relations between them and Muslims overseas
How activist immigrants with prior exposure to Islamic revivalist ideas are adjusting to living in North America
And more...

Exploring the mainstream American Muslim community up close and in-depth, this guide briefly traces the history of Islam in the US and Canada, and offers a fascinating and informative introduction to Islamic values and institutions. It assesses such issues as American Muslims' perception of themselves, their differences from and similarities to Muslims in Islamic countries, and how they have adapted to life and work in the secular societies of the US and Canada whilst maintaining the cultural and religious practices of Islam.

This book also depicts the responses of Muslim media organizations, charities, and community support structures in the wake of 9/11. It shows them coping with the loss of loved ones in the World Trade Center, the growing incidence of fear-fuelled hate crimes, and an increased barrage of attacks upon their religion and way of life.

Packed with data designed to serve researchers and Muslims alike, this unique resource includes useful tables and analyses of population statistics, immigration, and participation in the political process as well as an extensive directory of more than 130 pages that list both websites and local contact details for the organizations that support today's mainstream US and Canadian Muslim community.

The most up-to-date, thorough guide to the Islamic communities of the US and Canada, The North American Muslim Resource Guide is an indispensable road-map for any reader who hopes to move past the boundary of ethnic and religious stereotypes to view the human face behind one of the fastest-growing and most vital populations in North America.

A unique resource on the American Muslim community
Provides useful tables and analyses of population statistics, immigration, and political participation
Addresses responses to 9/11 and other recent events in Muslim communities through North America
Includes illuminating sidebars
Offers a 130-plus-page directory listing contact details for Muslim community groups

Dr. Mohamed Nimer is an author and researcher affiliated with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Washington, D.C., and has served as an expert witness and consultant for courts and academic and government institutions. Among his other works, since 1996 he has written an annual report on the status of Muslim civil rights in the U.S. and has authored a series of public education material designed to educate corporations and public institutions regarding the accommodation of Muslim religious practices. He is the principal investigator for the American Muslim Databank Project, which provides the data that has made this book possible. The author has recently contributed a chapter titled "American Muslims in the American Public Life" in Yvonne Haddad's Muslims in the West: From Sojourners to Citizens.

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