Barazangi, Nimat Hafez2007-06-262007-06-262000International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World, ISIM Newsletter 5 (June, 2000)https://hdl.handle.net/1813/7785Copyright 2000, ISIM Newsletter, International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World. This is a pre-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in the edited publication ISIM Newsletter following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available through the International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World: http://www.isim.nl/. See also: http://www.eself-learning-arabic.cornell.edu/publications.htm#4American Muslims do face misconceptions, yet their view of the woman as morally dependent, hence socially and politically non-central to issues of Islamic and multicultural education is indeed problematic. How is it plausible for a morally dependent individual to instill the character of an autonomous spiritual and intellectual Muslim who can integrate effectively in a "pluralistic" society? A change in the paradigm of moral or religious education beyond multiculturalism may be the solution.3920941 bytesapplication/pdfen-USAmerican MuslimsIslamic education in the USParadigm shift in Muslim woman educationThe Equilibriumarticle