@article{436071,
      recid = {436071},
      author = {Abdullah, Zain.},
      title = {Black Mecca : the African Muslims of Harlem /},
      publisher = {Oxford University Press,},
      address = {Oxford ;},
      pages = {viii, 294 p. :},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {The changes to U.S. immigration law that were instituted  in 1965 have led to an influx of West African immigrants to  New York, creating an enclave Harlem residents now call  ''Little Africa.'' These immigrants are immediately  recognizable as African in their wide-sleeved robes and  tasseled hats, but most native-born members of the  community are unaware of the crucial role Islam plays in  immigrants' lives. Zain Abdullah takes us inside the lives  of these new immigrants and shows how they deal with being  a double minority in a country where both blacks and  Muslims are stigmatized. Dealing with this dual identity,  Abdullah discovers, is extraordinarily complex. Some  longtime residents embrace these immigrants and see their  arrival as an opportunity to reclaim their African  heritage, while others see the immigrants as scornful  invaders. In turn, African immigrants often take a  particularly harsh view of their new neighbors, buying into  the worst stereotypes about American-born blacks being lazy  and incorrigible. And while there has long been a large  Muslim presence in Harlem, and residents often see Islam as  a force for social good, African-born Muslims see their  Islamic identity disregarded by most of their neighbors.  Abdullah weaves together the stories of these African  Muslims to paint a fascinating portrait of a community's  efforts to carve out space for itself in a new country. --  Book jacket.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/436071},
}