Elusive Jannah : the Somali diaspora and a borderless Muslim identity / / Cawo M. Abdi

• Autore: Abdi Cawo M. <1970->
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, Minnesota ; ; London, England : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.893540088297
• Soggetto topico: Somali diaspora; Somalis - United Arab Emirates - Social conditions; Somalis - South Africa - Social conditions; Somalis - United States - Social conditions
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Muslim African Refugees and Border Politics; 1 The Genesis of Contemporary Somali Migrations; 2 United Arab Emirates: Partial Belonging and Temporary Visas; 3 South Africa: Insecurity in Racialized Spaces; 4 United States: Slippery Jannah?; Conclusion: Muslim African Refugees in Perpetual Passage; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: As a Somali working since high school in the United Arab Emirates, Osman considers himself "blessed" to be in a Muslim country, though citizenship, with the security it offers, remains elusive. For Ardo, smuggled out of Somalia to join her husband in South Africa, insecurities are of a more immediate, physical kind, and her economic prospects and legal status are more uncertain. Adam, in the United States-a destination often imagined as an earthly Eden, or jannah, by so many of his compatriots-now sees heaven in a return to Somalia.The stories of these three people are among the many that emer
• Titolo autorizzato: Elusive Jannah
• ISBN: 1-4529-4504-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825481403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II