Shi'ism in America Laura-Gray Street If this book were a

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Finalist at the 2011 International Latino Book Awards

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Shi'ism in America Laura-Gray Street If this book were aShiism in America provides the first general overview of the Shii community in America, tracing its history, its current composition, and how Shia have negotiated their identity in the American context. There are over two million Shiis, who differ from Sunni Muslims in their understandings of the early line of succession after Muhammad, in the United States. With community roots going back sometimes close to one hundred years, Shiis can be found in