Gullah Geechee Muslims in America

This book contributes to the growing body of research on enslaved African Muslims and their experiences, and the life and culture of Gullah/Geechee Muslims in particular. By drawing on various sources, Muhammad Fraser-Rahim offers rich insights into the experiences of Gullah/Geechee Muslims in the past, present, and future. Through meticulous research, interviews, and documentation, Gullah Geechee Muslims in America: Exploring Islamic Identity in the African Diaspora presents a unique and significant contribution to religious studies, Africana studies, and anthropology by shedding light on a previously understudied aspect of the Gullah/Geechee community and culture. Previous studies of enslaved African Muslims have claimed that Islam, as a conscious practice, vanished by the eve of the Civil War. However, Muhammad Fraser-Rahim highlights the continuity of Islamic belief and practice in the Lowcountry. For scholars who have spent decades researching the retention of African culture among the enslaved and their descendants, this book reveals certain challenges and poses new avenues of research.