An Imagined Geography: Sierra Leonean Muslims in America

by Joann D'Alisera

Book Overview

For more than a decade a vicious civil war has torn the fabric of society in the West African country of Sierra Leone, forcing thousands to flee their homes for refugee camps and others to seek peace and asylum abroad. Sierra Leoneans have established new communities around the world, in London, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. Yet despite the great geographic range of this diaspora and the diverse ethnic backgrounds among Sierra...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812218744
• ISBN13: 9780812218749
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"