Great Muslims of the West

Advance copies available for media Will be promoted by publicists in America and the UK. Pitch for coverage in Chronicle of Higher Education, Choice, Nation, New Republic, Mother Jones, Progressive, and Utne magazine as well as key major newspapers such as New York Times Book Review, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, and others. Also pitch to magazines such as Islamic Horizons, Al Jadid, and Journal of Islamic Studies Pitch to a variety of freelancers who have specific interest in the subject of Islam and submit to a variety of mainstream media. Inclusion in the CBSD Cultural and Ethnic Studies catalog Display at Middle Eastern Studies conference and American Library Association conference Special marketing to comparative religion and Islamic studies departments Target major US Muslim associations including Muslim Student Association, Islamic Society of North America, and Young Muslim Association as well as major community centers and mosques with newsletters and bulletins A dedicated site is being launched at www.greatwesternmuslims.com to present snippets of information and redirect readers to the book. This will take inspiration from the site www.lostislamichistory.com, which is a massive success. Will be promoted through social media and on www.kubepublishing.com using short videos to present a few historical points of interest - these will be promoted using paid advertising to increase their circulation. An exhibit is being prepared in the UK that can be loaned to mosques and community organisations. It will also be taken to events. (A similar thing can be created in the US if we can find a partner organisation to keep it). The author writes weekly book reviews for The Muslim News and will be promoting the new book extensively in that publication.

The contributions of some extraordinary Muslims of the West in recent history is surprising, revealing and, most importantly, worth celebrating."[A] work of great synthesis. . . . [It] argues that the 'makers of Western Islam' have not only enriched Islam, but also humanity in general. This book is an important and timely contribution."--Dr. Enes Karic, Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo, and former Minister of Education, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina "[An] unusually informative, inspiring and timely contribution. Essential reading for Muslims and non-Muslims, Easterners and Westerners alike."--Dr. Syed Mahmudul Hasan, F.R.A.S. historian, author, and formerly Professor of Islamic History and Culture at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Muslims have lived in the "West" for hundreds of years, yet the lives of all but a few are little known. In this illuminating work, Muhammad Mojlum Khan sets out to change this by revealing the lives and impact of over fifty significant Muslims, from the founder of Muslim Spain in the eighth century to Muhammad Ali today. This extraordinary book features biographies on the enslaved African Prince Ayuba Sulaiman Diallo, who was put to work in the tobacco fields of Maryland; Alexander Russell Webb, the voice of Muslims in Victorian America; and W.D. Muhammad, Elijah Muhammad's son, who converted the Nation of Islam's followers to an authentic version of Islam.