Islam in the African-American Experience Latinx Muslim healing words of Sufi poet

healing words of Sufi poet Hafiz—these along with inspiring works by Rabia

Publication date:  October 1

With this taste of heroism

raising her to the pinnacle of political power

Islam in the African-American Experience Latinx Muslim healing words of Sufi poetThe involvement of black Americans with Islam reaches back to the earliest days of the African presence in North America. Part I of the book explores these roots in the Middle East, West Africa, and antebellum America. Part II tells the story of the "Prophets of the City"the leaders of the new urban based African American Muslim movements in the 20th century. Turner places the study of Islam in the context of the racial, ethical, and political