Black Mecca - The African Muslims of Harlem

In Black Mecca, Zain Abdullah takes us inside the lives of Muslim African immigrants in Harlem and shows how they deal with being a double minority in a country where both blacks and Muslims are stigmatized.

List of contents

• 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

About the author

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.

Summary

In Black Mecca, Zain Abdullah takes us inside the lives of Muslim African immigrants in Harlem and shows how they deal with being a double minority in a country where both blacks and Muslims are stigmatized.

Additional text

Intermingling ethnographic research with good storytelling and captivating interviews, Black Mecca is electrifying. Abdullah opens up the community and its individuals in ways I could not have imagined. We visit their homes, dine with them, and stay up late into the night at celebrations. We become intimate with longing, tragedy, uncertainty, loss, and triumph. This is a must-read for students of immigration, anthropology, religion, and culture.

Product details

• Authors: Zain Abdullah, Zain (Assistant Professor of Religion Abdullah, Abdullah Zain
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.08.2013
• EAN: 9780199329281
• ISBN: 978-0-19-932928-1
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Islam, Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), RELIGION / Islam / General, History of the Americas, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, New York (state)