African "soul brothers" in the 'hood: Immigration, Islam, and the black encounter

Anthropological Quarterly

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-62

  Abdullah, Zain ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Blackness; Harlem; Identity; Islam; New york; US immigration; West african muslims

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651244881     PISSN: 00035491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/anq.0.0054     Document Type: Article

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