WhydoesacountrywithreligiouslibertyenmeshedinitslegalandsocialstructuresproducesuchovertprejudiceanddiscriminationagainstMuslims?SaharAziz’sgroundbreakingbookdemonstrateshowraceandreligionintersecttocreatewhatshecallstheRacialMuslim.ComparingdiscriminationagainstimmigrantMuslimswiththeprejudicialtreatmentofJews,Catholics,Mormons,andAfricanAmericanMuslimsduringthetwentiethcentury,AzizexploresthegapbetweenAmerica’saspirationforandfulfillmentofreligiousfreedom.WithAmerica’sdemographicsrapidlychangingfromamajoritywhiteProtestantnationtoamultiracial,multireligioussociety,thisbookisanindispensablereadforunderstandinghowourpastcontinuestoshapeourpresent--tothedetrimentofournation’sfuture.
