Educating the Muslims of America

Abstract

This pioneering volume brings together many different voices in an attempt to tackle various aspects of this topic. The introduction, written by Yvonne Y. Haddad and Jane I. Smith, contextualizes the volume’s importance within some of the growing hostility voiced in the American media as regards to the supposed association of Muslim madrasas and “home-grown terrorism.” They highlight the magnified threefold importance of Muslim education in America as serving to improve Islamic education, dispel myths, and educate the American public. They also give a brief history of Muslim education here and trace the growth of full- and part-time Muslim schools ...