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Aminah McCloud

The Nation of Islam must define what Islam is within the American Culture.

Aminah McCloud said in a interview, in 2000, with the house organ of Farrakhan’s movement

photo of Aminah McCloud Photo courtesy of Aminah McCloud.

Known For: Director, Islamic World Studies Program and Professor at DePaul University
Dates: 1948
Country: United States

About

Dr. Aminah McCloud is a professor of religious studies and director of the Islamic World Studies program at DePaul University in Chicago, USA.

Dr. McCloud converted to Islam in 1966 and her academic work illuminates the intersection between the African-American community, women, and Islam in the 20th and 21st centuries. A Fulbright Scholar, McCloud is the author of African American Islam, Questions of Faith, Silks: The Textures of American Muslim Women’s Lives, Transnational Muslims in American Society. She is currently working on Owning Islam: African American Islam in the 21st Century. Dr. McCloud is also a board member of Radio Islam, the Institute for Social and Policy Understanding, and the Feminist Sexual Ethics Project.

Sources

Dr. Aminah McCloud’s Home Page.

More Information

Aminah McCloud discusses the practice of Islam in Palos Heights, Illinois 

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