Why I Am a Muslim : An American Odyssey

by Hasan, Asma Gull

• ISBN13: 9780007175338
• ISBN10: 0007175337
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Element Books Ltd

Summary

In the wake of 9-11, the activities of Osama Bin Laden and Hamas, and the recent Gulf War, the Western press have been filled with information and mis-information about the true nature of Islam. Is it a feudal misogynist belief system that is a threat to Western values? Is it an ideology of oppression? Or, is it a faith tradition that is as varied as Christianity, a "big tent" that includes not only the extremists that we read about in the daily press, but also a majority of followers who are committed to an authentic spirituality that embraces many of the values shared by the mainstream in Europe and America? Why I Am a Muslim is a gentle analysis of those issues.

Author Biography

Asma Gull Hasan was born in Chicago to Pakistani immigrant parents and grew up in Colorado. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and the New York University School of Law

Table of Contents

A Note to the Reader	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Prologue	p. xv
Because I Was Born Muslim	p. 1
Because Islam Gives Me a Direct Relationship with God	p. 19
Because Islam Has a Rich Mystical Tradition in Sufism	p. 39
Because Islam Allows and Expects Me to Make Mistakes	p. 67
Because Islam Stands for Diversity	p. 89
Because Islam Is a Woman's Religion	p. 115
Because Being Muslim Makes Me a Better American (and Being American Makes Me a Better Muslim)	p. 143
Bibliography	p. 169
Acknowledgments	p. 173
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