Muslims in America: Seven Centuries of History, 1312-2000: Collections and Stories of American Muslims

By Amir Nashid Ali Muhammad

This is the second edition of Muslims in America-Seven Centuries of History (1312-2000) by Amir Muhammad. The author who has become well known through his traveling musuem of 'Muslims in America'has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915957752
• ISBN13: 9780915957750
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Amana Publications
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

GREAT BRIEF HISTORY OF MUSLIMS IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR THOSE WHO WANT A BRIEF HISTORY OF MUSLIMS IN EARLY AMERICA. THIS BOOK FOCUSES MAINLY ON MUSLIMS WHO WERE BROUGHT HERE AS SLAVES AND WHAT BECAME OF THEM. SOME BECAME MEMBERS OF THE CALVERY OR BOUGHT THIER FREEDOM AND RETURNED TO AFRICA. THERE WAS THE PRINCE OF SLAVES ,CALLED SO BECAUSE HE WAS A PRINCE WHEN HE WAS CAPTURED, THERE WAS BROTHER YARRO WHO LIVED IN GEORGETOWN IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THERE IS ALSO INFORMATION AND PICTURES ON BURIAL SITES AND SLAVE LIVNG QUARTERS AND WELL AS PICTURES OF THE MUSLIM SLAVES THEMSELVES. THEN THERE IS THE STORY OF THE FIRST NATIVE BORN MUSLIM CONVERT WHO WAS A CAUCASIAN. THERE IS MUCH MORE OFFERED IN THIS MODEST WORK.