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Guide to the Muslims in Brooklyn oral histories 2018.006
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Brooklyn Historical Society |
| Creator:
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Ali, Zaheer |
| Creator:
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Strong, Liz H. |
| Creator:
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Kitto, Svetlana |
| Title: |
Muslims in Brooklyn oral histories |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
January 24, 2018 - January 22, 2019 |
| Abstract: |
This collection includes oral histories conducted and arranged by Brooklyn Historical
Society in 2018. The interviews reflect varying approaches to religious observance
among Muslim Brooklynites in relation to a wide range of communities and traditions
within Islam, including Sunni, Shi'i, Sufi, Nation of Islam, W. D. Mohammed community,
Five Percent, Dar ul Islam, and Ansaarullah. Collectively, there is particular focus
on cultural and religious customs, practices, and gender roles within these communities;
education and the arts; immigration from South Asia and the Middle East; the Nation
of Islam; Islamophobia in the wake of the 1993 and 2001 terrorist attacks on the World
Trade Center as well as after the 2016 presidential election; political activism and
engagement; and community relations with law enforcement and government officials.
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| Quantity: |
8.32 Gigabytes in 149 files; Running time of available interviews: 103 hours, 19 minutes, and 27
seconds. All recordings and transcripts were born-digital.
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| Call Phrase: |
2018.006 |
| Sponsor: |
This collection was processed and described with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation
for Islamic Art's Building Bridges Program, the Ford Foundation, The New York Community
Trust, the Nissan Foundation, the Pillars Fund, and public funds from the New York
City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council Members Robert
E. Cornegy, Jr., Brad Lander, and Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
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