Muslims in Milwaukee

Anna Mansson McGinty is associate professor of geography and women’s and gender studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is the author of Becoming Muslim: Western Women’s Conversions to Islam.Caroline Seymour-Jorn is professor of global studies and comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is the author of Cultural Criticism in Egyptian Women’s Writing and Creating Spaces of Hope. Kristin M. Sziarto is an associate professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She has published numerous articles in journals such as Contemporary Islam, An International Journal for Critical Geographies, and Territory, Politics, Governance.

"Focusing on social activism, artistic practices, political participation, institution building and more, this book challenges readers to think anew about the longstanding contributions of Muslim Americans to the diversity and dynamism of the American heartland." —Sally Howell, author of Old Islam in Detroit: Rediscovering the Muslim American Past."An important contribution to the literature about communities of color. . . . This work’s focus on Milwaukee allows the authors to delve deeper in analyzing the dynamics associated with groups and individuals who are working closely together and face somewhat similar local and regional challenges." —Irfan Omar, Marquette University