White Duality: The (dis)Advantage of Being a White Convert in the Muslim American Community

Social identity theory tells us that our identities are context specific—they gain or lose salience depending upon the situation and setting in which we find ourselves. In the context of largely immigrant Muslim communities in the United States, most members are of Arab or South Asian descent. Yet c...

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Main Author: Casey, Patrick Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group 2021
In: Journal of Muslim minority affairs
Year: 2021, Volume: 41, Issue: 4, Pages: 615-626
Further subjects:B Muslims
B white privilege
B Islam
B Converts
B Race
B Whiteness
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