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- Contextualizes the experiences of white American women converts in a post-9/11 society
- Offers future directions for the resolution of conflicts between American Muslims and other groups
- Fills a void in a body of literature that focuses mainly on the experiences of immigrants to the US
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
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Hollywood, USA
Amy Melissa Guimond
About the author
Amy Melissa Guimond specializes in conflict analysis and resolution. She is passionate about equitable relationships and is committed to helping to eliminate prejudice and discrimination against marginalized groups.​
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Converting to Islam
Book Subtitle: Understanding the Experiences of White American Females
Authors: Amy Melissa Guimond
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54250-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54249-2Published: 05 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85352-9Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54250-8Published: 16 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 196
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Gender Studies, Sociology of Religion, Religion and Gender, Islam