From neighborhoods to nations, from villages to virtual networks, the notion of community has been recast over time and space. Even at the same time and location, ideas of community vary by the ways in which each individual feels connected to others, which is often shaped by age, gender, migration history, ethnicity, and experience.
Zahra Jamal spoke with American-born immigrant Ismailis from Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, ranging in age from 17-80 years to understand what it means to them to be a member of the "American Ismaili Muslim community".