TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hasan, Asma
TI  - Why I am a Muslim: an American odyssey 
SN  - 0007175337
AV  - BP188.4 .H37 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London, England
PB  - Element
KW  - Hasan, Asma Gull
KW  - Muslim life
KW  - Muslim Sufism
KW  - Islam
KW  - United States
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -