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Muslim Voices and Lives in the Contemporary World Previous Publications Frances Trix Spiritual Discourse: Learning with an Islamic Master (1993) Albanians in Michigan: A Proud People of Southeast Europe (2001) “Kosovar Albanians between a Rock and a Hard Place,” in Ramet and Pavlakovic (eds.). Serbia Since 1989: Politics and Society Under Milosevic And After (2005) John Walbridge The Science of Mystic Lights: Qutb al-Din Shirazi and the Illuminationist Tradition in Islamic Philosophy (1992) Sacred Acts, Sacred Time, Sacred Space: Essays on Bahá’í Law and History (1996) The Philosophy of Illumination of Shihab al-Din Yahya Suhrawardi (with Hossein Ziai) (1999) The Leaven of the Ancients: Suhrawardi and the Heritage of the Greeks (2000) The Wisdom of the Mystic East: Suhrawardi and Platonic Orientalism (2001) Linda Walbridge Without Forgetting the Imam: Lebanese Shi‘ism in an American Community (1997) The Most Learned of the Shi‘a: The Institution of the Marja‘ Taqlid (2001) The Christians of Pakistan: The Passion of Bishop John Joseph (2002) Personal Encounters: A Reader in Cultural Anthropology (with April K. Sievert) (2002) Muslim Voices and Lives in the Contemporary World Edited by Frances Trix, John Walbridge, and Linda Walbridge MUSLIM VOICES AND LIVES IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD Copyright © Frances Trix, John Walbridge, and Linda Walbridge, 2008. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2008 978-0-230-60536-7 Photo by John Walbridge Iranian woman restoring Safavid mural, Isfahan, Iran, 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-37282-9 ISBN 978-0-230-61192-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230611924 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Muslim voices and lives in the contemporary world / edited by Frances Trix, John Walbridge, Linda Walbridge. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Muslims—Social conditions—21st century. I. Trix, Frances. II. Walbridge, John. III. Walbridge, Linda S. BP163.M9363 2008 305.6997—dc22 2007035890 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: May 2008 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Linda Strickland Walbridge (1946–2002) who studied Muslims newly at home in America This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Figures ix Preface xi Introduction 1 Frances Trix and John Walbridge Part I Grounded 1 “The Seeing of Our Eyes:” An Albanian Sufi Baba (Balkan Sufi Leader in United States) 17 Frances Trix 2 Fadma Lhacen: Healer of Women and Weaver of Textiles (Moroccan Berber Healer) 31 Cynthia Becker 3 Master Singer of Pakistan: Baba Shafqat (Pakistani Religious Musician) 43 John and Linda Walbridge 4 Esmat Khanum and a Life of Travail: “You Yourself Help Me, God” (Iranian Vilage Woman) 57 Mary Elaine Hegland Part II In a NNeeww PPlalacce 5 Emine: Muslim University Student in Berlin (Turkish Student in Germany) 71 Katherine Pratt Ewing 6 The Intricacies of Being Senegal’s Lebanese Shi‘ite Sheikh (Lebanese Religious Leader in West Africa) 85 Mara A. Leichtman viii CONTENTS 7 Son of an Ayatollah: Majid al-Khu’i (Iraqi Religious Leader in Great Britain) 101 John and Linda Walbridge Part III Reconciled 8 The Irrepressible Salma (Afghan Aid Agency Manager) 115 Patricia A. Omidian 9 Growing Up Muslim in America: Dr. Anisa Cook (African American Pediatrician) 125 Frances Trix 10 A Javanese Muslim Life of Learning: Professor Dr. Haji Mohamad Koesnoe (Indonesian Legal Scholar) 137 R. Michael Feener 11 A Hometown Artist of the World: Sabah Naim (Visual Artist in Egypt) 149 Jessica Winegar Select Bibliography 163 Notes on Contributors 167 Index 171 List of Figures Map Homelands of Muslims in This Book (copyright John Walbridge, 2007) 14 1 Author, Baba Rexheb, Dr. Bedri Noyan, Dervish Arshi 18 2 Baba Shafqat with His Young Men 44 3 Sheikh El-Zein 86 4 Mohammad Koesnoe with Author 138 5 Sabah Naim: Collage 150
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