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_aGuimond, Amy Melissa _910993 |
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_aConverting to Islam : _bunderstanding the experiences of white American females _cAmy Melissa Guimond |
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_aCham, Switzerland : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2017. |
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_axiii, 196 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm. |
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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. | ||
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_aMuslim converts _vUnited States _915691 |
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_aMuslim converts from Christianity _xUnited States _910995 |
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_aMuslim women _xConduct of life _914697 |
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_aMuslim women _xSocial conditions _vUnited States _914698 |
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_aChristianity and other religions _xIslam _914699 |
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