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ajiss-1100	al-Azami, Usaama	Observing the Observer: The State of Islamic Studies in American Universities By Mumtaz Ahmad, Zahid Bukhari, and Sulayman Nyang, eds. (Herndon, VA: IIIT, 2012. 258 pages.)	2013.0	4	.pdf	application/pdf	1616	54	48	This excellent study brings together a number of widely regarded Western scholars of Islam as contributors on the nature and history of Islamic studies in the American academy. The editors state that they seek to inform the lay reader as well as scholars in the field, but also feel that the “data and analyses […] will be immensely valuable for educational planners and administrators who are in- terested in strengthening programs of Islamic studies in institutions of higher learning” (p. xxvii).	cache/ajiss-1100.pdf	txt/ajiss-1100.txt