Competing visions of Islam in the United States : a study of Los Angeles / Kambiz GhaneaBassiri.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-198) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Some Major Muslim Organizations in the United States. The Federation of Islamic Associations. The Muslim Students Association. Islamic Society of North America. The Muslim Students Association-Persian Speaking Group. Islamic Centers and Mosques. The Nation of Islam and the Ministry of Warith Deen Mohammed -- 3. Muslim Integration. Attitudes Toward the United States and American Society and Culture. Attitudes Toward Islam and Islamic Traditions. Religiosity and Praxis. The Greater Community's View of Muslims and Islam and Muslims' Self-Image. Raising Muslim Children. The Social Role Muslims See Themselves Playing in the United States. The Religious Role Muslims See Themselves Playing in the United States. Political Role Muslims See Themselves Playing in the United States -- 4. Gender Issues and Relations. Clothing. Dating. Marriage. Place and Role of Women -- 5. African-American Muslims. The Nation of Islam. The Universal Negro Improvement Association.

The Moorish Science Temple. The Ahmadiyya Movement. The Emergence of the Nation of Islam. Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam. The Ministry of Warith Deen Mohammed. Islam and the Question of African-American Identity. The Relationship Between African-American Muslims and Immigrant Muslims -- 6. Conclusion.