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1	Empty Diversity in Muslim America: Religion, Race, and the Politics of U.S. Inclusion Husain, Taneem 08 October 2015 (has links) No description available. American Literature American Studies Comparative Literature Ethnic Studies Gender Studies Islamic Studies Modern Literature Religion Womens Studies Islam in the United States racialization assimilation Muslim American literature Muslim women
2	Liberalism and the Impact on Religious Identity: Hijab Culture in the American Muslim Context Hamdah, Butheina January 2017 (has links) No description available. Political Science Womens Studies Religion Islamic Studies Islam liberalism Islam and liberalism hijab American Islam American Muslims hijab culture feminism religious feminism Islam in popular culture American Muslim community Islam in the United States Muslim women identity Muslim women in America
3	Navigating Identity through Philanthropy: A History of the Islamic Society of North America (1979 - 2008) Siddiqui, Shariq Ahmed January 2014 (has links) Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This dissertation analyzes the development of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a Muslim-American religious association, from the Iranian Revolution to the inauguration of our nation's first African-American president. This case study of ISNA, the largest Muslim-American organization in North America, examines the organization's institution-building and governance as a way to illustrate Muslim-American civic and religious participation. Using nonprofit research and theory related to issues of diversity, legitimacy, power, and nonprofit governance and management, I challenge misconceptions about ISNA and dispel a number of myths about Muslim Americans and their institutions. In addition, I investigate the experiences of Muslim-Americans as they attempted to translate faith into practice within the framework of the American religious and civic experience. I arrive at three main conclusions. First, because of their incredible diversity, Muslim-Americans are largely cultural pluralists. They draw from each other and our national culture to develop their religious identity and values. Second, a nonprofit association that embraces the values of a liberal democracy by establishing itself as an open organization will include members that may damage the organization's reputation. I argue that ISNA's values should be assessed in light of its programs and actions rather than the views of a small portion of its membership. Reviewing the organization's actions and programs helps us discover a religious association that is centered on American civic and religious values. Third, ISNA's leaders were unable to balance their desire for an open, consensus-based organization with a strong nonprofit management power structure. Effective nonprofit associations need their boards, volunteers and staff to have well-defined roles and authority. ISNA's leaders failed to adopt such a management and governance structure because of their suspicion of an empowered chief executive officer. Muslims -- North America -- Attitudes Institution building -- Research Islam and politics -- United States Islam -- North America -- Charities Islamophobia -- North America Leadership -- Religious aspects -- Islam Strategic planning -- North America Boards of directors -- North America Organizational behavior -- North America Nonprofit organizations -- North America Management -- Religious aspects

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