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Black Mecca : the African Muslims of Harlem /

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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...

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Main Author: Abdullah, Zain
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Muslims > New York (State) > New York.
West Africans > New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Emigration and immigration.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Ethnic relations.
Musulmans > New York (État) > New York.
Africains de l'Ouest > New York (État) > New York.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Emigration and immigration
Ethnic relations
Muslims
West Africans
New York (State) > New York
New York (State) > New York > Harlem
Afrikaner > New York > Harlem > Geschichte 1990 ff.
Auswanderung > Westafrika > Geschichte 1990 ff.
Muslim > New York > Harlem > Geschichte 1990 ff.
Islam > New York > Harlem > Geschichte 1990 ff.
Islam > USA > Geschichte 1990 ff.
New York > Harlem.
Muslim.
Schwarze.
New York-Harlem.
Muslimer > New York.
Afro-amerikaner > religion > New York.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199718214
0199718210
9780199871797
0199871795
9786612768323
6612768320