| Title | : | Muslims and Jews in America: Commonalities, Contentions, and Complexities |
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| ISBN | : | 023010861X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780230108615 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2011 |
Jews and Muslims make up less than 3% of the total population of the United States. Yet, despite their relatively small numbers, the members of these two minority groups often find themselves the focus of a disproportionate amount of media attention, particularly when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Beyond such international issues, American Jews and American Muslims find themselves struggling with similar inter-communal concerns when it comes to matters like education (for example tensions between student populations of
Muslims and Jews in America: Commonalities, Contentions, and Complexities Reviews
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I've used this book to support my main argument in my BA thesis which revolves around the Jewish community in America and their characteristics. Aslan successfully amalgamates both religions, namely Judaism and Islam, in his book and analyzes them by juxtaposition and through chronological order within history, which therefore, drives the reader to draw his own conclusion about the position of the two religions in USA nowadays,
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2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
