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Islam is a hidden ingredient in the melting pot of America. Though there are between 2 and 8 million Muslims in the USA - Islam has traditionally had little political clout compared to other minority faiths. Nonetheless it is believed to be the countrys fastest-growing religion - with a vibrant culture of theological debate - particularly regarding the role of women preachers. In Islam in America - Jonathan Curiel traces the story of Americas Muslims from the seventeenth-century slave trade to the eighteenth-century immigration wave to the Nation of Islam. Drawing on interviews in communities from industrial Michigan to rural California - Curiel portrays the diversity of practices - cultures and observances that make up Muslim America. He profiles the leading personalities and institutions representing the community - and explores their relationship to the wider politics of America - particularly after 9/11. Islam in America offers an indispensable guide to the social life of modern Islam and the diversity of contemporary America....