Black Mecca
Subtitle: the African Muslims of Harlem
By: Zain Abdullah.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780195314250
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
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: A new blues people; title: America dreaming; title: The black encounter; title: The language of heaven; title: A sacred city; title: Harlem jihads; title: Doing Allah's work; title: Family matters; title: Epilogue: In pursuit of hope.