I have to admit, though, I kinda found the beginning of this lecture a bit... boring :look: (sorry!) but alhumdulillah, it picks up after that (especially the last 2 or 3 sections). He makes a few references to that insightful PEW survey (summary)
Alhumdulillah, this was a nice (yet superficial) overview/review of our "Islam in America" class with Dr. Jackson, with a few more really cool insights, particularly in regards to differences between the American and European Muslim communities (and how/why many of these differences came about). In the end, he talks about community building in America, tying in a couple of his older articles. My fav lines:
"A lot of muslims are brought up abroad and here in Islamic centers and mosques so that all Islam is is five pillars: the knowledge that there is one God and the Prophet Muhammad is His Messenger, pray, fast, give alms, hajj. "do this," "don't do this," "do that," "don't do that." But pillars are for BUILDING. Pillars are for an edifice. You can't live in pillars -- you have to build around the pillars."
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