- The Oxford Handbook of American Islam
- Contributors
- Introduction
- The First Stirrings of Islam in America
- Muslim Immigration to America
- Imams and Chaplains as American Religious Professionals
- Islamic Organizations in the United States
- African American Muslims
- The Twelver Shi‘is in America
- Sufi Movements in America
- Muslim Minority Groups in American Islam
- Practicing Islam in the United States
- Shari‘a and Fiqh in the United States
- Muslim Women in the United States
- Marriage in American Muslim Communities
- Mosques in the United States
- Developments in Islamic Education in the United States
- American Muslim Youth Movements
- <i>Da‘wa in the United States</i>
- Islam in American Prisons
- Volunteerism among American Immigrant Muslims
- Muslim Americans and the Political System
- The Intellectual Contributions of American Muslim Scholars
- Muslim–Christian Relations in the United States
- American Muslims in the Age of New Media
- Muslim Artists in America
- American Mosque Architecture
- Islamic Dress and Fashion in the United States
- Health and Medicine among American Muslims
- Muslims in Film and Muslim Filmmaking in the United States
- American Muslims and Global Islam
- The War on Terror and Its Effects on American Muslims
- Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the United States
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
The article explores how American Muslim activists increasingly use the power of social media to change the discourse about American Muslims. First, it provides a sketch of the American Muslim web presence, followed by an exploration of the American Muslim webscape’s topography. Second, it investigates how American Muslim religious leaders operate online. While some posit that the Internet can erode their authority, American Muslim religious leaders and institutions have leveraged new media to expand their following online. Third, it examines how the Internet not only fosters linkages between American Muslims and their coreligionists abroad but also, more importantly, how American Muslims use the Internet to emphasize their identity as diverse, law-abiding citizens. Finally, it shows how American Muslims use the Internet—not simply to propagate their faith but to deflect anti-Muslim sentiment and make claims for equal citizenship.
Keywords: new media, Internet, religious authority, mobile applications, surveillance, websites, online dating, blogosphere, Twitter, YouTube
Nadia Inji Khan, University of Chicago
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- The Oxford Handbook of American Islam
- Contributors
- Introduction
- The First Stirrings of Islam in America
- Muslim Immigration to America
- Imams and Chaplains as American Religious Professionals
- Islamic Organizations in the United States
- African American Muslims
- The Twelver Shi‘is in America
- Sufi Movements in America
- Muslim Minority Groups in American Islam
- Practicing Islam in the United States
- Shari‘a and Fiqh in the United States
- Muslim Women in the United States
- Marriage in American Muslim Communities
- Mosques in the United States
- Developments in Islamic Education in the United States
- American Muslim Youth Movements
- <i>Da‘wa in the United States</i>
- Islam in American Prisons
- Volunteerism among American Immigrant Muslims
- Muslim Americans and the Political System
- The Intellectual Contributions of American Muslim Scholars
- Muslim–Christian Relations in the United States
- American Muslims in the Age of New Media
- Muslim Artists in America
- American Mosque Architecture
- Islamic Dress and Fashion in the United States
- Health and Medicine among American Muslims
- Muslims in Film and Muslim Filmmaking in the United States
- American Muslims and Global Islam
- The War on Terror and Its Effects on American Muslims
- Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the United States
- Index
