Esposito directed the next question to Dr. Sherman Jackson, University of Michigan professor and a convert to Islam. Can Muslims assimilate into American culture and is that the goal? Jackson said there is a difference between assimilation and integration. He...
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>>2. Do we look at America as a political arrangement or as a culture?
I'm not sure if this is suppose to be a rhetorical question. Clearly, most Americans believe that being American is more than being part of a political arrangement. In my mind the question is "Can Islam exists within the American (or Western) culture?" Islamic countries are obviously hostile to non-Islamic cultures within their borders; so can Muslims participate within a liberal Western culture?
April 19, 2007 4:42 PM | Report Offensive Comments
Posted on April 19, 2007 16:42