Jun 01, 2010 journey into america is equal parts anthropological research, listening tour, and travelogue. Ahmed, a professor of islamic studies at american university and a wellrespected scholar of islam, endeavors in this exhaustivelyresearched. Starting in september 2008, the author and his team spent nine months on fieldwork. This voyage of discovery, as he called it, is an offshoot of a 2006 endeavor. That hope and belief result in an extraordinary journey. Jan 27, 2017 as a born and raised muslim in a moderately practicing household, islam was my manual for life. Ambassador ahmed is the ibn khaldun chair of islamic studies at american university in washington, dc. As indicated by the above details regarding the fieldwork, this is almost certainly the most indepth look at muslims in america there has ever been. The core team asked the entire jamat to submit their stories in a twominute video, regardless of age, gender, or cultural background. Many americans associate islam with figures such as osama bin laden. Nearly seven million muslims live in the united states today, and their relations with nonmuslims are strained. A personal journey through the clash of civilizations first published may 18, 2010 is a memoir by ayaan hirsi ali. Journey into america, the challenge of islam youtube. Whether its going to the store to get a loaf of bread, you said, or just cleaning.
Oct 08, 2010 an upcoming inside islam radio show on november 2nd will focus on akbar ahmeds book journey into america. The challenge of islam brookings press, 2010, is an unprecedented study based in fieldwork of muslims in america. The inner journey of young muslims in america two young women are discovering what it means to be muslim in america. Journey into americais equal parts anthropological research, listening tour, and travelogue.
Dec 16, 2017 psychology and religion collide in the journey of an american muslim by stephanie arel by stephanie arel on december 16, 2017 3 after the horrific events of september 11, 2001, haroon moghul, the undergraduate leader at new york universitys islamic center, was called upon to be a representative voice for muslims in america even as he. Ahmed sought to understand the experiences and perceptions of ordinary muslims. Akbar ahmed and his team of american assistants visited muslim communities in 75 towns and cities in the u. A journey into america, past and present akbar ahmed opinion. The crisis of globalization is the riveting story of his search for common ground. We went out with the prophet saws to the funeral of a man of the ansar and came to the grave. On june 24, brookings hosted a discussion on the findings of nonresident senior fellow akbar ahmeds new book, journey into america. Some have called into question whether the renaissance was a cultural advance from the middle ages, instead seeing it as a period of pessimism and nostalgia for the classical age,8 while others have instead focused on the continuity between the two eras. A journey into islam is an initiative undertaken by the youth of the azzahraa islamic centre, designed to convey the. Join us on saturday january 26th, 2019, for the eighth annual a journey into islam exhibition and open house.
But it cannot do so without resolving the question of its identity. The challenge of islam brookings press, 2010, culminated in the full length documentary, journey into america, and won the american book award for 2011. Inside the koran a journey into the heart of islam. To learn what muslims think and how they really view america, ahmed traveled to the three. America has a strong foundation in which to solve the challenge of the muslim community if americans look to their past and revive the spirit of. They met with 2,000 subjects, muslim and nonmuslim. A new film that explores the intersection between modern beliefs and the origins of faith. So how could a religion challenge the very institution to which it subscribes.
Journey into america is equal parts anthropological research, listening tour, and travelogue. We aim to create a comfortable environment in which guests are welcome to ask questions and establish fruitful dialogue with members of. A christians pocket guide to islam by patrick sookhdeo. His absorbing narrative and personal photos bring the reader on a tour of islam and its peoples. So ahmed devised the project thats been dubbed journey into america. Ahmeds most recent book, journey into europe 2018, is the fourth book in a quartet of studies published by. Psychology and religion collide in the journey of an american.
Ahmed points out that the mosque is the most representative symbol of islam, yet most people do not know what goes on inside them. The challenge of islam is a fascinating travelogue that presents a thoughtful and reflective examination of american. The challenge of islam is a fascinating travelogue that presents a thoughtful and reflective examination of american identity, the muslim experience in america, and how each. Principally speaking, man with his limited senses and knowledge is unable to understand or even correctly perceive the state of life in barza. When the terrorist attacks occurred on 911, i proudly integrated the hijab into my wardrobe to counter the rhetoric towards muslims brought about by the terrorist attacks. Journey into islam akbar ahmed published by brookings institution press ahmed, akbar. Islam, immigration, and identity is a fascinating and wellresearched book by scholar and writer of islam ahmed akabar. Our american journey, was first conceived by a small group of individuals, including professional ismaili artists, about a year ago. A journey into the heart of islam 2009 96 minutes inside the koran at.
Journey into europe akbar ahmed embarks with his team. Journey into america the challenge of islam by ambassador akbar ahmed is a detailed study on how muslims fit into american communities. It is a remarkably perceptive account of the muslim experience in post911 america. The crisis of globalization 2007, journey into america. One such conversion was that of africanamerican writer steven barboza. It was what you said then that made me think of you last night. Conversion to islam among africanamericans is a significant feature of american islamic life. Remember that muslims are made in gods image and that jesus christ died for them. It is a vivid descriptionbased on personal frequently quite adventurous or funny experience of what it means to put into practice the five pillars of islam in even the most. The journey of the soul from the earth to heaven where it meets its lord is described vividly in the following hadith. Translation for journey in the free englisharabic dictionary and many other arabic translations.
Read below an account of his conversion, titled, my journey to islam. In spite of a generally negative portrayal by the u. A journey into islam is an initiative undertaken by the youth of the azzahraa islamic centre, designed to convey the core beliefs and practices of the islamic faith in an engaging and comprehensible manner. Whereas ahmeds previous book took the reader into homes, schools, and mosques in the muslim world, his new quest takes us into the heart of america and its muslim communities. It is a sequel to her new york times bestseller infidel. The challenge of islam is to help america find that identity and enable it to fulfil its destiny.
Parwez the very name of the book appears paradoxical, for it is universally accepted that islam is one of the major religions of the world. A personal journey through the clash of civilizations. The challenge of islam, in which the author talks about his visits to over 100 mosques in over 75 u. Journey to makkah, already available in german and arabic, is much more than an account of the authors pilgrimages to the holy places of islam, makkah and madinah. Two of his books were republished in 2011 as part of the routledge revivals restoring to print books by. Jul 01, 2011 his most recent book journey into america. Sally quinn, founder of the washington posts on faith page, moderated this conversation on scholar akbar ahmeds new book journey into america. To learn what muslims think and how they really view america, ahmed traveled to the three major regions of the muslim world the middle east, south asia, and east asia.
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