Offering readers an engaging, accessible, and balanced account of the contributions of American Muslims to the contemporary United States, this important book serves to clarify misrepresentations and misunderstandings regarding Muslim Americans and Islam.Unfortunately, American mass media representations of Muslims-whether in news or entertainment-are typically negative and one-dimensional. As a result, Muslims are frequently viewed negatively by those with minimal knowledge of Islam in America. This accessible two-volume work will help readers to construct an accurate framework for understanding the presence and depictions of Muslims in American society.These volumes discuss a uniquely broad array of key topics in American popular culture, including jihad and jihadis; the hejab, veil, and burka; Islamophobia; Oriental despots; Arabs; Muslims in the media; and mosque burnings. Muslims and American Popular Culture offers more than 40 chapters that serve to debunk the overwhelmingly negative associations of Islam in American popular culture and illustrate the tremendous contributions of Muslims to the United States across an extended historical period.

Part 1: Black Muslims, Black Power, and the Nation of Islam1. "Muhammad's Land": Ideology, Identity, and Cultural Production in the Nation of IslamJoseph Rega2. The Influence of Malcolm X and Islam on Black Identity and Naming Practices in American CultureGriselda Thomas3. Influences of Malcolm X on Sports, Music, and the Global Muslim CommunityAmir SaeedPart 2: Journalism and Digital Culture4. A Century of Ignorance: The Influence of British Attitudes on U.S. Popular Perceptions of War in Afghanistan (1880s-1980s)Nathaniel A. Davis5. American Heroes and Iranian Villains in "Straightforward" American News ReportsIraj Omidvar6. Reading the Qur'an in College:The Chapel Hill TempestShelley McGinnis7. "Good Muslim/Bad Muslim": Media Coverage of the Fort Hood Shooting and American Muslims in the War on TerrorAziz Douai8. Covered: Representations of Muslim Women in Azizah MagazineEmily Dolezal9. American Muslims in CyberspaceAmira AklPart 3: Trans/National Trends and Issues10. Shifts in Evangelical Attitudes toward American Muslims after 9/111Walter R. Ratliff11. The New Nativism and Muslim and Latino ImmigrationRichie Essenberg12. Latinos and Islamic Conversion in the United StatesNikkeshia Wilson13. "Iranian, Go Home!" Adversity and Solidarity in the Iranian Diaspora in AmericaSandra Bird14. Who Are Iranians Anyway? The Enduring Problems of Visual RepresentationIraj Omidvar15. American Muslims and the Struggle for Agency and RepresentationAajay Murphy16. American Muslims and the Use of Cultural DiplomacyHafsa KanjwalPart 4: Mosques and Islamic-Influenced Architecture17. Fantasy, Faith, and Fraternity: American Architecture of Moorish InspirationOmar Khalidi18. Mosques in MinnesotaMelissa K. Aho19. Tennessee Burning: Islamophobia's Role in the Opposition to Mosques and Muslims in Post-9/11 AmericaLaura RunyanPart 5: Memoirs20. American Popular Culture in Egypt: Transnational ReflectionsKatherine Dillion21. Lord, Make Me Not Oblivious: Things I Want My Daughters to KnowMohja KahfIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors