Based on four years of fieldwork, this book explores how the Lebanese who have emigrated, most in the past three decades, to the United States, have adapted to their new surroundings.

Based on four years of fieldwork, this book explores how the Lebanese who have emigrated, most in the past three decades, to the United States, have adapted to their new surroundings.

... mosque in the United States was built in Highland Park in 1919 ; Detroit's first Maronite Catholic Church was established in 1916 ; St. George's Orthodox followed in 1918 ; and the Southend of Dearborn was home to both a Sunni and a Shia ...

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... mosque member willing to volunteer his time . These men generally earn their ... Shia imams serving in the U.S. and Canadian mosques are appointed by their ... Dearborn , Michigan . Although the various mosques are distinct in ritual and ...

... Dearborn in 2005. It is the first museum in the world devoted to Arab American history and culture . The eastern ... Shia mosque that is the largest mosque in North America . Although the institution dates back to 1962 ( when founded by ...

... Islamic Center of America, Dearborn, Michigan, 1949, is the largest mosque in the US. Although the original institution was founded in 1964, a new mosque was opened in 2005. It is the oldest Shia mosque in the US, and Dearborn has a large ...

In this comprehensive study, Liyakat Nathani Takim provides an in-depth account of the American Shi’i experience.

... Islamic Center of America—also in Dearborn—not only is the largest Shia mosque in the country, it was also described by the Associated Press as “the largest Arab American religious and cultural facility in North America.” Besides a new ...

... Dearborn , Michigan . The Asser El Jadeed [ New Generation ] Arabian Islamic Society was formed in Michigan City in 1924. It was there , in 1931 , that the first purpose - built mosque ... Shia mosque that served Syrian immigrants and their ...