This paper explores the development of mosques, or masajid in plural, in America after Imam W.D. Mohammed assumed leadership of the then Nation of Islam and named it the World Community of Al-Islam in the West (WCIW). The societal, institutional and culturalchallenges facing the distinct communities of Muslim in America historically stymied mosque development for...Read More

Muslims in the contemporary United States try to assimilate themselves with the American society to benefit from potential opportunities of this country; however, they are concerned about preserving their Islamic identities well. This article attempts to examine the Islamic fundamentals of coexistence which could help Muslims to keep their Islamic identity and meanwhile be assimilated...Read More

According to current-day demographic projections, Islām is poised within the next half-century to become the world‘s fastest growing faith tradition and, with this religious particularity in mind, ―American-born Black Muslims stand out from other U.S. [immigrant] Muslims in several ways … fully two-thirds are converts to Islām, compared with just one-in-seven among all other U.S....Read More

Several … American Muslims have written about the community. For example, James Yee’s For God and Country (2005), Sumbul Ali-Karamali’s The Muslims Next Door (2008), and Asma Nomani’s Standing Alone in Mecca (2006) have experienced modest mainstream success. Mucahit Bilici’s Finding Mecca in America (2012) is a notable, although a more academic, work. Download Source:...Read More