Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-153) and index.

1. Introduction to immigrant American Muslims -- 2. A nation of immigrants, stereotypes, imaginations -- 3. Brief introduction to Islam -- 4. South Asian history in overview -- 5. South Asian culture -- 6. Islam and the Arabs -- 7. Arab Muslims in the United States -- 8. Iranian Muslim immigrants : the philosopher poets -- 9. Living on the margins : Chinese and Somali American Muslims -- 10. Global Islam in America : the mix and the challenges -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

This study of Islamic immigrants from the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa challenges the widely held perception that Islam is monolithic and exclusively Arab in identity and expression. Offering a topical discussion of Islamic issues, the author argues that there is no one immigrant Islamic community but a multifaceted and multicultural Islamic world. She offers an insider's look at what ideals and practices Muslims bring to this nation, how they see themselves as Americans, and how they get along with each other and with indigenous American Muslims.

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