Old Islam in Detroit

Download or read book Old Islam in Detroit written by Sally Howell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The lost history of America's first mosque -- 3. They are orientals and love the east: locating Muslims in the racial hierarchies of Detroit, 1922-1930 -- 4. Dearborn's first mosques -- 5. Doctors of the soul: building Detroit's mid-century mosques -- 6. Homegrown Muslim leaders: convergences of race and class -- 7. Raising the bar: movements of revival and change -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography.