Bibliograph

Converting to Islam, Understanding the Experiences of White American Females, by Amy Melissa Guimond

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Converting to Islam, Understanding the Experiences of White American Females, by Amy Melissa Guimond

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Converting to Islam

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

990337275

Responsibility statement

by Amy Melissa Guimond

Series statement

Springer eBooks

Sub title

Understanding the Experiences of White American Females

Summary

This text aims to discover the shared lived experiences of white American female converts to Islam in post- 9/11 America. It explores the increasingly hostile social climate faced by Muslim Americans, as well as the spiritual, social, physical, and mental integration of these women into the Muslim-American population. In the United States, rates of conversion to Islam are rapidly increasing—alongside Islamophobic sentiment and hate crimes against Muslims. For a period of time, there was a lull in this negative sentiment. However, in light of the Paris terror attacks, the increased prominence of ISIS/ISIL, and the influx of refugees from Syria, anti-Muslim rhetoric is once again on the rise. This volume analyzes how a singular collection of female converts have adapted to life in the United States in the shadow of 9/11.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1. A Social Urgency -- 2. An Intersectionality of Islam, Women, and Conversion -- 3. Islamophobia and the Talking Heads -- 4. Prejudice, Privilege, and Hate -- 5. Methodological Considerations -- 6. Findings -- 7. Discussion, Limitations, and Implications -- 8. Appendix

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