Bøger af Muhammad Fraser-Rahim

Through meticulous research, interviews, and documentation,Gullah Geechee Muslims in America: Exploring Islamic Identity in the African Diaspora presents a unique and significant contribution to religious studies, Africana studies, and anthropology by shedding light on a previously understudied aspect of the Gullah/Geechee community and culture. Previous studies of enslaved African Muslims have claimed that Islam, as a conscious practice, vanished by the eve of the Civil War. However, Muhammad Fraser-Rahim highlights the continuity of Islamic belief and practice in the Lowcountry. For scholars who have spent decades researching the retention of African culture among the enslaved and their descendants, this book reveals certain challenges and poses new avenues of research.

The terrorist threat in Africa is enlarging, and the U.S. is deploying troops to the region to help address the problem. Buy this primer to get a thorough understanding of where things are at today. This primer covers the historical, cultural, socioeconomic, and political realities on the Continent and creates the space to understand the strategies and tactics of groups like Boko Haram, al-Shababb, and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the connections between them and transnational terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS. Additionally, the history of U.S. counterterrorism policy is assessed alongside a review of the literature on counterterrorism.

Fraser-Rahim spotlights the emergence of an American school of Islamic thought, which was created and established by the son of the former Nation of Islam leader. W. D. Mohammed rejected his father's teachings and embraced normative Islam on his own terms while balancing classical Islam and his lived experience of Islam in the diaspora.