The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the United States. Once practically invisible, they suddenly found themselves overexposed. By describing how Islam in America began as a strange cultural object and is gradually sinking into familiarity, "Finding Mecca in America" illuminates the growing relationship between Islam and American culture as Muslims find a homeland in America. Rich in ethnographic detail, the book is an up-close account of how Islam takes its American shape.In this book, Mucahit Bilici...
The events of 9/11 had a profound impact on American society, but they had an even more lasting effect on Muslims living in the United States. Once pr...