Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Daughters Of Another Path (Experience of American Women Choosing Islam)

Author: Carol L. Anway
Publisher: www.alhassanain.org/english
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• Meet the Author
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• DEDICATION
• Introduction
• 1. Daughters of Another Path Women Becoming Muslim in America
• Overview of Survey Results
• 2. The Beginnig Path Growing up Christian in an American family
• Families Who Were Strict in Religious Expectations
• Women Who Felt a Pull Toward the Religious Experience
• Women who Came from a Mode of Commitment
• 3. Changing Path American Women Choosing to Become Muslim
• Daughters Learning of a New Path
• The Witness of the Significant Other
• Learning About Islam in an Islamic Country
• The Witness of Muslim Neighbors and Acquaintances
• Searching to Fill the Spiritual Void
• Sensing the Authority of the Qur'an
• Finding Answers in Islam
• Finding Something Familiar in Islam
• 4. FORSAKING THE PEVIOUS PATH Reactions of Relatives
• Accepting the Choice
• Acceptance with Reservations
• Working Toward Acceptance
• Turning Their Backs on Acceptance
• Acceptance Not a Family Issue
• 5. Journeying the Muslims Path Living and Practicing Islamic Principles
• Articles of Faith
• The Five Pillars of Islam
• The Muslim Lifestyle in American Society
• Rights of Muslim Women
• What They Left Behind
• Notes
• And Jodi Mohammadzadeh Responds
• Story 1: Acceptance in the Face of Concern
• Story 2: Openness to Diversity and Change
• Story 3: From Devastation to Acceptance
• Steps Toward Reconciliation
• 7. Following the Path into marriage When Two Become One in Islam
• Finding a Muslim Husband
• Entering Into a Muslim Marriage
• Relating to the Husband's Family
• Blending Cultures
• 8. Raisins Children in Another Path Muslim Children in American Society
• THE INSPIRATION
• Islamic Training Emphasized
• Parents Mutually Involved
• 9. Respecting Divergent Path Working Together to Build And Maintain Relationships
• Food and Drink Considerations
• Modesty in Dress and Social Relationships
• Celebrating the Holidays and Gift Giving
• Leaving the Children in the Care of Others
• Religious and Political Discussions
• 10 The Daughters Speak Out What the Muslim Converts Would Like Us to Know
• What Islam Is About
• How We, As Muslims, Experience America
• Epilogue
• Appendix A
• AMERICAN-BORN WOMEN CONVERTED TO ISLAM QUESTIONNAIRE
• I. STATISTICAL DATA
• II. YOUR CONVERSION TO ISLAM
• III. LEARNING TO LIVE AND PRACTICE AS A MUSLIM
• IV. YOUR FAMILY OF ORIGIN
• V. YOUR HUSBAND
• VI. THE HOMELAND OF ORIGIN OF YOUR HUSBAND
• VIII. YOUR POSITION AS A WOMAN
• IX. CHILD REARING
• X. YOUR CHANCE TO EXPRESS OTHER VIEWS AND THOUGHTS
• Appendix B: Questionnaire: Parents of American-Born Women Converted to Islam
• PARENT QUESTIONNAIRE
• I. STATISTICAL DATA
• Appendix C: One Women's Story In Response to the Questionnaire
• Tell of Your Conversion to Islam
• My Family of Origin
• My Husband
• The Homeland of My Husband
• My Husband's Family
• My Position as a Woman
• Child Rearing