Although Islam and integration are frequently seen as
antithetical concepts in much of Europe, the Muslims of the Indian
sub-continent in the USA are an example of a population who have
succeeded. This is in great measure due to their high levels of
education and economic success, which make them one of the most
prosperous minorities in America. Now brought into sharp focus by
the events of 11 September 2001 in New York, this study examines
the regrouping of the religious community and the reinvention of
group identity in first and second-generation immigrants. By
transplanting many of their institutions to the US (particularly in
New York), Muslim immigrants succeeded in establishing their
presence in the American landscape without arousing significant
concern in the host community. This study emphasizes that in spite
of the stereotypes attached to Islam - which are as loaded in
America as in Europe, and periodically incite reactions from the
Muslims - the religion of Islam can actually play a stabilizing
role in the same way that other minority religions (notably
Catholicism and Judaism and more recently Hinduism) have done, and
that Islam does not seem to compromise the ability of immigrants to
participate in American society.
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