Black Mecca : the African Muslims of Harlem /

Zain Abdullah.
Bok · Engelsk · 2010 Zain. Abdullah,· Electronic books.

Utgitt	Oxford : : Oxford University Press, , c2010.
Omfang	1 online resource (viii, 294 p. ) : ill.
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.
Emner	Muslims - New York (State) - New York. West Africans - New York (State) - New York. Afrikansk-amerikanere Muslimer New York (By)
Sjanger	Electronic books.
Geografisk emneord	Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Ethnic relations. . - New York (N.Y.) - Emigration and immigration.
Dewey	297.08996607471 . - 297.08996073
ISBN	9780195314250