Guimond, Amy Melissa
Converting to Islam : understanding the experiences of white American females Amy Melissa Guimond - Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. - xiii, 196 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
1. A Social Urgency2. An Intersectionality of Islam, Women, and Conversion3. Islamophobia and the Talking Heads4. Prejudice, Privilege, and Hate5. Methodological Considerations6. Findings7. Discussion, Limitations, and Implications8. Appendix
This text aims to discover the shared lived experiences of white American female converts to Islam in post- 9/11 America. In the United States, rates of conversion to Islam are rapidly increasing-alongside Islamophobic sentiment and hate crimes against Muslims.
9783319542492 3319542494
2017939862
Muslim converts--United States
Muslim converts from Christianity--United States
Muslim women--Conduct of life
Muslim women--Social conditions--United States
Christianity and other religions--Islam
297.5740943 GU CO
Converting to Islam : understanding the experiences of white American females Amy Melissa Guimond - Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. - xiii, 196 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
1. A Social Urgency2. An Intersectionality of Islam, Women, and Conversion3. Islamophobia and the Talking Heads4. Prejudice, Privilege, and Hate5. Methodological Considerations6. Findings7. Discussion, Limitations, and Implications8. Appendix
This text aims to discover the shared lived experiences of white American female converts to Islam in post- 9/11 America. In the United States, rates of conversion to Islam are rapidly increasing-alongside Islamophobic sentiment and hate crimes against Muslims.
9783319542492 3319542494
2017939862
Muslim converts--United States
Muslim converts from Christianity--United States
Muslim women--Conduct of life
Muslim women--Social conditions--United States
Christianity and other religions--Islam
297.5740943 GU CO