By Amir Hussain

“There hasn't ever been an the United States with no Muslims”—so starts Amir Hussain, some of the most vital scholars and teachers of Islam in the USA. Hussain, who's himself an American Muslim, contends that Muslims performed an important position within the creation and cultivation of the United States.
 
Memories of 9-11 and the rise of global terrorism fuel matters approximately American Muslims. the phobia of yank Muslims partly stems from the stereotype that each one fans of Islam are violent extremists who are looking to overturn the yank lifestyle. Inherent to this stereotype is the preferred false impression that Islam is a brand new faith to America.
 
In Muslims and the Making of America Hussain at once addresses either one of those stereotypes. faraway from undermining the US, Islam and American Muslims have been, and remain, very important threads within the textile of yank lifestyles. Hussain chronicles the background of Islam in the United States to underscore the precious cultural impression of Muslims on American existence. He then rivets cognizance on tune, activities, and tradition as key components during which Muslims have formed and remodeled American identification. the USA, Hussain concludes, wouldn't exist because it does this present day with out the fundamental contributions made by means of its Muslim citizens.

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