Shi'a minorities in the contemporary world : migration, transnationalism and multilocality / edited by Oliver Scharbrodt and Yafa Shanneik.

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Language: English Series: Alternative histories : narratives from the Middle East and MediterraneanPublication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2020.Description: xix, 324 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:

9781474430371

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305.69782 R0

Summary: Global migration flows in the 20th century have seen the emergence of Muslim diaspora and minority communities in Europe, North America and other parts of the world. This book offers a set of new comparative perspectives on the experiences of Shi'a Muslim minorities outside the so-called Muslim heartland (Middle East, North Africa, Central and South Asia). It looks at Shiʻa minority communities in Europe, North and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia and discusses the particular challenges these communities face as "a minority within a minority"

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Global migration flows in the 20th century have seen the emergence of Muslim diaspora and minority communities in Europe, North America and other parts of the world. This book offers a set of new comparative perspectives on the experiences of Shi'a Muslim minorities outside the so-called Muslim heartland (Middle East, North Africa, Central and South Asia). It looks at Shiʻa minority communities in Europe, North and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia and discusses the particular challenges these communities face as "a minority within a minority"

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