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Muslim American city : gender and religion in Metro Detroit /

Perkins, Alisa,

Muslim American city : gender and religion in Metro Detroit / Alisa Perkins. - ix, 297 pages : map.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Muslims in Metro Detroit -- 1. The Making of a Muslim-American City: The Histories of African Americans, Poles, and Muslims in Hamtramck -- 2. Gender, Space, and Muslim American Women -- 3. Yemeni Women, Civic Purdah, and Private/Public Divides -- 4. Bangladeshi Women and Gender Boundaries -- 5. Prayer Calls and the Right to the City -- 6. LGBTQ Rights, Moral Boundaries, and Municipal Temporality Conclusion: Urban Religion and Secular Constraints -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

""Muslim American City" explores gender and religion in Metro Detroit"--

9781479828012 1479828017 9781479892013 1479892017

2019039535


Muslims--Social conditions--Michigan--Detroit--21st century.


Detroit (Mich.)--Social conditions--21st century.
Detroit (Mich.)--Ethnic relations--History--21st century.

F574 .D49 / M887 2020

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