Hi all,
This is an interesting series of posts by Umar Lee.
http://umarlee.com/2008/12/01/new-series-questions-for-working-class-muslim-families-in-america/
He starts…”I recently spoke to a brother who is amongst the brightest minds and a leader of what is known as the second-generation immigrant Muslim community in America. These are Muslims who grew-up in America and are the children of Muslim immigrants. The brother and I talked about efforts from second-generation Muslims to reach out to African-American Muslims and we both noted that while there is goodwill there is also a lack of understanding of the nuance and complexities in the African-American Muslim community and a cultural gap for many…”
I was interested in these readings to better understand the perspective of the Muslim working class. My view is from the second-generation perspective, which can be different from the working class (although the two are not necessarily distinct), so having someone write the struggles from this perspective is really enlightening.
The cultural gaps between us are so many, although it’s much better than our parents’ generation. It’s the same as any struggles between the classes in America, and it’s so hard to tackle. It’s hard to know the solution…but it has to start with some relationship building and dealing with/enduring some cultural sensitivities amongst each other. It’s a much longer topic, but I just wanted to share the links with you 
Dunia
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