Foreword / by Malise Ruthven -- Preface: Islam's growing presence in America -- Slavery and the struggle to maintain belief: American Islam, 1619-1865 -- 'White Muslims' change the face of a faith: American Islam, 1890-1910 -- Islam becomes a religion of the Nation: American Islam, 1920-1965 -- Islam establishes an identity far beyond the mosque: American Islam, 1965-2010 -- The shock of 9/11: crisis and confidence for Muslim-Americans -- The diversity of American Muslims: a religious, ethnic, and cultural profile -- Who's who in Muslim America -- Gender and religion: how 'feminist Islam' has taken root and flourished in America -- In politics, Muslim-Americans progress one step at a time -- Conflicts and co-existence: the American dream in the twenty-first century.