An African Muslim saint and his followers in France

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 913-927

  Soares, Benjamin F ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Halpulaaren; Islam; Racism; Transnationalism; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; ISLAMISM; RELIGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4444288872     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183042000245615     Document Type: Article

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