Chapter 9
The World of Islam

This chapter discusses how a religion can break down racial barriers. "As Malcom X, the American black radical leader and convert to Islam., following his participation in the hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, in 1964. That experience persuaded him to abandon his earlier commitment to militant black separatism for he was now convinced that racial barriers could indeed be overcome within the context of Islam."

Strayer also calls attention to the rapid growth of mosques and Muslims in the United States by the 21st century. As he states the Islamic world was growing fast and the large focus on the Islamic world. As I read about this I can't help but wonder how it is that individuals hiding behind this belief could have killed many innocent people such as the 2001 terrorist attacks.