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Muslims of Metropolis : The Stories of Three Immigrant Families in the West /

The Muslim population globally is comprised of hundreds of ethnic, linguistic, and religious sub-communities. Yet, more often than not, the public conflates these diverse and unrelated communities, branding Muslim immigrants as a single, suspicious, and culturally antagonistic group of people. Gener...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rajagopalan, Kavitha, 1977-
Autor Corporativo: ProQuest (Firm)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Muslim population globally is comprised of hundreds of ethnic, linguistic, and religious sub-communities. Yet, more often than not, the public conflates these diverse and unrelated communities, branding Muslim immigrants as a single, suspicious, and culturally antagonistic group of people. Generalizations like these have compromised many Muslim immigrants' sense of belonging and acceptance in places where they have lived, in some cases, for three or four generations. In Muslims of Metropolis, Kavitha Rajagopalan takes a much needed step in personalizing and humanizing our under.
Notas:About the Author.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9780813545516