Black Mecca : the African Muslims of Harlem /
Zain Abdullah.
Bok Engelsk 2010 Zain. Abdullah,· Electronic books.
Utgitt | Oxford : : Oxford University Press, , c2010.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (viii, 294 p. ) : ill.
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Opplysninger | Formerly CIP.. - 1. Prologue: A New Blues People; 2. America Dreaming; 3. The Black Encounter; 4. The Language of Heaven; 5. A Sacred City; 6. Harlem Jihads; 7. Doing Allah's Work; 8. Family Matters; 9. Epilogue: In Pursuit of Hope; GLOSSARY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX. - The changes to U.S. immigration law that were instituted in 1965 have led to an influx of West African immigrants to New York, creating an enclave Harlem residents now call 'Little Africa.' Abdullah weaves together the stories of these African Muslims to describe a community's efforts to carve out space in a new country.. - Electronic reproduction.
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ISBN | 9780195314250
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