Muslims in the diaspora : the Somali communities of London and Toronto / / Rima Berns McGown

• Autore: Berns McGown Rima
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999; ©1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Disciplina: 301.1573
• Soggetto topico: Social adjustment; Muslims - Non-Islamic countries; Somalis - Ontario - Toronto
• Soggetto geografico: Somalia; Ontario Toronto; Non-Islamic countries; England London
• Soggetto genere / forma: Livres numeriques.; e-books.; Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""A""; ""B""; ""D""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""M""; ""N""; ""Q""; ""S""; ""U""; ""Z""; ""Introduction: Challenges in the Diaspora""; ""1 Context""; ""2 Cultural Integration""; ""3 Islam in London and Toronto""; ""4 Transfer of Values""; ""5 Bridging Two Worlds: Weaving Two Cultures""; ""6 London and Toronto""; ""7 Integration""; ""Conclusion: Transformative Islam""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T"" ; ""U""""v""; ""w""; ""y""; ""z""
• Sommario/riassunto: Explores the balancing act of living as a Muslim in the west. It is a comparison of the Somali communities in London, England and Toronto, and is based on a series of in-depth interviews with over 80 Somali women, men and teenagers in those cities.
• Titolo autorizzato: Muslims in the diaspora
• ISBN: 1-281-99577-0; 9786611995775; 1-4426-7747-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780561303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II