Lone Star Muslims : : Transnational Lives and the South Asian Experience in Texas / / Ahmed Afzal.
Lone Star Muslims offers an engaging and insightful look at contemporary Muslim American life in Texas. It illuminates the dynamics of the Pakistani Muslim community in Houston, a city with one of the largest Muslim populations in the south and southwestern United States. Drawing on interviews and p...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Houston: Race, Class, Oil, and the Making of “America’s Most Diverse City”
- 2 “A Dream Come True” Shia Ismaili Experiences in Corporate America
- 3 “It’s Allah’s Will” The Transnational Muslim Heritage Economy
- 4 “I Have a Very Good Relationship with Allah” Pakistani Gay Men and Transnational Belonging
- 5 The Pakistan Independence Day Festival The Making of a “Houston Tradition”
- 6 “Pakistanis Have Always Been Radio People” Transnational Media, Business Imperatives, and Homeland Politics
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author