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020 _a9783319542492
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040 _aDLC
082 _a297.5740943 GU CO
100 _aGuimond, Amy Melissa
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245 0 0 _aConverting to Islam :
_bunderstanding the experiences of white American females
_cAmy Melissa Guimond
260 _aCham, Switzerland :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2017.
300 _axiii, 196 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
505 _a1. 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
520 _aThis 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.
650 _aMuslim converts
_vUnited States
_915691
650 _aMuslim converts from Christianity
_xUnited States
_910995
650 _aMuslim women
_xConduct of life
_914697
650 _aMuslim women
_xSocial conditions
_vUnited States
_914698
650 _aChristianity and other religions
_xIslam
_914699
942 _cREGULAR