Black Mecca

The African Muslims of Harlem
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-19-932928-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 524 g

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.'' These immigrants are immediately recognizable as African in their wide-sleeved robes and tasseled hats, but most native-born members of the community are unaware of the crucial role Islam plays in immigrants' lives. Zain Abdullah takes us inside the lives of these new immigrants
and shows how they deal with being a double minority in a country where both blacks and Muslims are stigmatized. Dealing with this dual identity, he discovers, is extraordinarily complex. Abdullah weaves together the stories of these African Muslims to paint a fascinating portrait of a community's
efforts to carve out space for itself in a new country.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abdullah, Zain

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte Regionalgeschichte der USA: Einzelne Staaten, Städte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Historische Migrationsforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Über Autor(innen)

Zain Abdullah is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion and an associate faculty member in the Department of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University. He works in film and photography, and serves on the Religion and Migration Consultation committee for the American Academy of Religion.