Author Spotlight
Enthnographer John O'Brien writes a compelling portrait of Muslim American teenage boys.
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Resident Expert: Growing Up Muslim in America
Q&A with John O'Brien about his three-year ethnographic study of young American Muslims.
In the News
NYU Abu Dhabi Social Science faculty are frequently featured in local and international news media.
Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys awarded the 2019 Distinguished Book Award by the Religion Section of the American Sociological Association
August 2019
Book Review Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys | Reviewed by Neda Maghbouleh
O'Brien's argument is that Muslim American teenagers must be understood, first and foremost, as teenagers.
The University of Chicago Press Journals | March 2019
Book Review Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys by John O’Brien | Reviewed by Hale Inanoglu
In a beautifully written prose, Keeping It Halal vividly and analytically illustrates the everyday lives of Muslim American teenagers. In this regard, it is a most welcome contribution to the growing field of American Muslim studies.
The Maydan | March 7, 2019
What We're Reading: August, Part 2
Journal of the History of Ideas Blog | August 25, 2018
Interfaith Leader Turns Religion Degree Into Activism
UF Religion talks with Matt Hartley about his training in religious studies and how it is helping him in his new vocation at UNF.
University of Florida Department of Religion Blog | August 16, 2018
We Recommend
Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys, in recommended books from the Austin Public Library
Austin Public Library | March, 2018
Will Millennials Return to Religion?
New books by pastors, parents, and experts address the challenge.
Publishers Weekly | February 28, 2018
Keeping it Halal
Guest speaker John O'Brien
PRX | January 11, 2018
Book Review: Growing up Muslim in America
Author John O’Brien spent four years following a group of rap music-loving American Muslims to find out how they manage to lead a balanced life
Arab News | January 5, 2018
Author John O'Brien talks #KeepingItHalal on #ConversationsLIVE
Guest speaker John O'Brien
iHeartRADIO, Cyrus Webb's tracks | December 8, 2017
Video: Keeping it Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys
Guest speaker John O'Brien
Rising Up With Sonali | November 15, 2017
Episode 53: John O’Brien / Keeping it Halal
A rousing discussion on the background, methodology, and results documented in his book Keeping it Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys.
Diffused Congruence: The American Muslim Experience | August 24, 2017
Keeping it Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys
An exploration of the tensions, worldviews, and in-between existence of the Legendz, a group of young Muslim men growing up in an unnamed U.S. city.
Publishers Weekly | July 10, 2017
Keeping it Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys
Comprehensive fieldwork and engaging candor elevate John O’Brien’s Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teenage Boys to the upper echelon of cultural study.
Foreword Reviews | September 5, 2017
Book Display — September 2017
Book reviews for September 2017.
Maydan | September 1, 2017
Books We Love, Part 2 (Roberto Sirvent)
Scholars working at the intersection of religion and politics share five books that inspire them.
Political Theology | August 9, 2017