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Islam 101.(Book review)

Colorlines Magazine

| May 01, 2007 | Hug, Aziz Z. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

AMERICAN ISLAM: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF A RELIGION

By Paul M. Barrett

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006

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WHY THE FRENCH DON'T LIKE HEADSCARVES: ISLAM, THE STATE, AND PUBLIC SPACE

By John R. Bowen

Princeton University Press, 2006

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