New Horizons of Muslim Diaspora in North America and Europe
The authors in this book criticize the essentialist approach to the concept of culture which reduces all diasporic Muslims to one category and ignores other important factors that shape the attitudes and behaviors of Muslims in the West, particularly thei
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Edited by
MOHA ENNAJI
New Horizons of Muslim Diaspora in North America and Europe
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NEW HORIZONS OF MUSLIM DIASPORA IN NORTH A MERICA AND EUROPE Edited by
Moha Ennaji
palgrave
macmillan
NEW HORIZONS OF MUSLIM DIASPORA IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE
Selection and editorial content © Moha Ennaji 2016 Individual chapters © their respective contributors 2016 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978-1-137-56524-2 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–55496–3 DOI: 10.1057/9781137554963
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Ennaji, Moha, editor of compilation. Title: New horizons of Muslim diaspora in North America and Europe / edited by Moha Ennaji. Description: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015033209 | Subjects: LCSH: Muslims—Western countries. | Muslim diaspora. | Muslims—Western countries—Ethnic identity. | Muslims—Cultural assimilation—Western countries. | Multiculturalism. | United States— Ethnic relations. | Europe—Ethnic relations. Classification: LCC D842.42.M87 N48 2016 | DDC 305.6/97094—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015033209 A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.
To my mother, with love
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Contextualizing Muslim Diaspora in North America and Europe Moha Ennaji
Part I 1
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Historical and Anthropological Background
A Season of Migration to the West: The Arab-Muslim Diaspora in the United States; Political Ethos and Praxis Younes Abouyoub “American Citizens of Arabic-Speaking Stock”: The Institute of Arab American Affairs and Questions of Identity in the Debate over Palestine Denise Laszewski Jenison The Master, the Pir, and Their Followers in Diaspora: Güle
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