01402nam a22002657a 4500 AUA.1 20210830083137.0 120611t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0007175337 JTL BP188.4 .H37 2004 Hasan, Asma 21901 Why I am a Muslim : an American odyssey / Asma Gull Hasan London, England : Element, 2004. xvii, 174 p. 23 cm. Contents: 1 Because I Was Born Muslim 1 -- 2 Because Islam Gives Me a Direct Relationship with God 19 -- 3 Because Islam Has a Rich Mystical Tradition in Sufism 39 -- 4 Because Islam Allows and Expects Me to Make Mistakes 67 -- 5 Because Islam Stands for Diversity 89 -- 6 Because Islam Is a Woman's Religion 115 -- 7 Because Being Muslim Makes Me a Better American (and Being American Makes Me a Better Muslim) 143. Summary: The press has been filled with information and misinformation about the true nature of Islam. Hasan represents what is left out of the daily newspapers and explains why being a Muslim is not merely a matter of birth, but it is a matter of choice. Hasan, Asma Gull 52147 Muslim life 21902 Muslim Sufism 21903 Islam United States 52148 lcc BOOK BP 188.4 .H37 2004 6354 6354 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2012-06-11 Bought by JTL 12.95 AUA008845 1 BP 188.4 .H37 2004 AUA008845 2016-10-27 00:00:00 2016-10-25 12.95 2012-06-11 BOOK