Elusive Jannah : The Somali Diaspora and a Borderless Muslim Identity /

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As a Somali working since high school in the United Arab Emirates, Osman considers himself "blessed" to be in a Muslim country, though citizenship, with the security it offers, remains elusive. For Ardo, smuggled out of Somalia to join her husband in South Africa, insecurities are of a mor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abdi, Cawo M., 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Somali diaspora.
Muslims > Cultural assimilation.
Immigrants > Cultural assimilation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Immigrants > Integration.
Musulmans > Acculturation.
Somaliens > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Somalis > United States > Social conditions.
Somalis > South Africa > Social conditions.
Somalis > United Arab Emirates > Social conditions.
United States.
United Arab Emirates.
South Africa.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Muslim African refugees and border politics
  • The genesis of contemporary Somali migrations
  • United Arab Emirates: partial belonging and temporary visas
  • South Africa: insecurity in racialized spaces
  • United States: slippery Jannah?
  • Conclusion: Muslim African refugees in perpetual passage.

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