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BL
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| Record Number
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1091359
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bc1010777
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| Language of Document
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English
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| Main Entry
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Chowdhury, Mohammad Tufael
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| Title & Author
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Border crossings : : my journey as a Western Muslim /\ Mohammad Tufael Chowdhury.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Unbound,, 2021.
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| Page. NO
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xii, 351 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1783529695
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: 9781783529698
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9781783529704
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Prologue -- British, not Western -- Foreigner in my own country -- The Allenby crossing -- Memories of Sylhet -- City of minarets -- City of dreaming spires -- Decline of the dynasty -- Welcome to the no-fly list -- Dangerous doodles -- 9/11 and other shocks -- The wisdom of the shoe shiner -- Trusted adviser -- Return to origin.
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| Abstract
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Whether negotiating the mind-games of the Israeli intelligence services or performing ablutions in a London bathroom, Mohammad Chowdhury's life as a British Muslim brings daily challenges. Border Crossings is the story of Chowdhury's journey, gripping in some parts and shame-inducing in others, as he describes a lifelong struggle to reconcile the British, Asian and Muslim sides of his identity, constantly dealing with the mistrust of Westerners alongside the hypocrisies of his own community and their misunderstanding of Islam. Personal, honest and uniquely narrated from the perspective of a man who grew up in South London, studied at Oxford, and has worked in eighty countries, Border Crossings echoes the stories of thousands of Western Muslims who since 9/11 have been subjected to a constant barrage of questions that obliquely cast doubt over the very goodness of their faith. Border Crossings is the account of a man who cries when England win the Ashes, yet screams in the face of racism and religious bigotry. This timely book powerfully rejects today's emerging narrative that Muslims can no longer be trusted as honest citizens of the West.
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| Subject
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Chowdhury, Mohammad Tufael.
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Muslims-- Great Britain, Biography.
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Muslims-- Travel-- Western countries.
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Muslims-- Western countries-- Social conditions.
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Religious discrimination.
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Musulmans-- Grande-Bretagne, Biographies.
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Musulmans-- Voyages-- Occident.
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Musulmans-- Occident-- Conditions sociales.
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Discrimination religieuse.
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Muslims.
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Muslims-- Social conditions.
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Muslims-- Travel.
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Religious discrimination.
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Great Britain.
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Western countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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297.092
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| LC Classification
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BP80.C575A3 2021
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