Islam and the African American Experience

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dc.contributor.advisorKurtz, Lester R.
dc.contributor.authorAlnassar, Abdullah
dc.creatorAlnassar, Abdullah
dc.date2013-04-02
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-03T18:35:34Z
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dc.date.available2013-12-03T18:35:34Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-03
dc.description.abstractThe conversion of African-American men to Islam , has been taking place for many generations. But why are African-Americans, now experiencing a more assimilated position within American society with the second-term presidency of President Barack Obama, choosing Islam, increasingly marginalized in American culture? This thesis not only explores the motivation for this conversion, but also how it affects the converts’ identity and how they place themselves within the broader American landscape. Interviews with African-American men demonstrate a mixture of spiritual fulfillment, historical acknowledgement of Islam and a renewed sense of personal, as well as, group identity within the United States.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8618
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectIslam in America
dc.subjectBecoming Muslim
dc.subjectMuslim converts
dc.subjectBlack Muslims
dc.subjectAfrican American Muslims
dc.subjectMuslim reverts
dc.titleIslam and the African American Experience
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in Sociology

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