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While an earlier generation of Muslim immigrants made their homes in America's cities, a new wave of Muslim American religious communities are finding their place in rural and suburban areas. This dissertation examines the changes in religious identity, belief and practice that …

Umma Expressions: Community, Origins, and Representations in Contemporary Muslim American Literature explores how Muslim Americans articulate their “Muslimness” while situating themselves within the Umma or Muslim community. I explore how Muslim writers (re)imagine their plural …

In the present study, an analysis of the ruling family of Ur III Umma is used to answer questions about patterns of succession and the extent of royal influence on provincial customs as well an attempt to broaden the understanding of the private sphere in opposition to the nonpr…

This dissertation analyzes local and regional histories written during the 10th to 13th centuries in areas that were historically a part of the Persian Empire. These texts are written in Persian or Arabic or both. Some sources were originally in Arabic and later translated into …