Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's struggle for the Soul of Islam

Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's struggle for the Soul of Islam

Reading Asra Nomani's book and how she challenged a Mosque in the United States made me think about other Mosques in the United States. I was reminded about how after 9/11, there was a want to build a Mosque not far from Ground Zero and how it was hugely controversial.

Today there are 1200 Mosques in the United States, 80% of them having been built in the past 12 years. It is a very scary idea that these Mosques could be very dangerous. It is known that a lot of Mosques have been built by Wahhabi Clerics. Wahhabism is an extreme type of Islam. There is a lot of threat felt by the number of Mosques and what this sect of Islam practice/believe in.