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Autore |
Bushill-Matthews Lucy |
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Titolo |
Welcome to Islam : a convert's tale / / Lucy Bushill-Matthews |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87316-4 |
9786612873164 |
1-4411-1570-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Muslim converts from Christianity - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Embracing faith -- Marriage ties and scarves -- On foreign soil -- In the 'real world' -- A pilgrim's progress -- Babes in arms -- Community spirit -- Fasting and feasting -- The next generation -- Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Written by a Muslim convert and mother of three, Welcome to Islam captures the occasionally poignant but often humorous reality of being a Muslim in the current climate: as a convert, a working woman, a mother, and as an active member of the local community. Discover what it's really like living life as a Muslim: praying the ritual prayers at work in an office when your boss walks in; going on Hajj with hundreds of Saudi women dressed from head to toe in black; or explaining to your six-year-old daughter, who is looking at the pictures in the newspaper, that the bearded Asian Muslim who is bei |
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