The girl in the tangerine scarf : a novel
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New York : Carroll & Graf, 2006.
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9780786715190, 0786715197
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Published
New York : Carroll & Graf, 2006.
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443 pages ; 24 cm
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English
ISBN
9780786715190, 0786715197

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Syrian immigrant Khadra Shamy is growing up in a devout, tightly knit Muslim family in 1970s Indiana, at the crossroads of bad polyester and Islamic dress codes. Along with her brother Eyad and her African-American friends, Hakim and Hanifa, she bikes the Indianapolis streets exploring the fault-lines between "Muslim" and "American." When her picture-perfect marriage goes sour, Khadra flees to Syria and learns how to pray again. On returning to America she works in an eastern state -- taking care to stay away from Indiana, where the murder of her friend Tayibaʹs sister by Klan violence years before still haunts her. But when her job sends her to cover a national Islamic conference in Indianapolis, sheʹs back on familiar ground: Attending a concert by her brotherʹs interfaith band The Clash of Civilizations, dodging questions from the "aunties" and "uncles," and running into the recently divorced Hakim everywhere. -- Publisher description.
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Growing up devoutly Muslim in her 1970s Indiana community, Syrian immigrant Najla Shamy and her siblings struggle to balance the cultures of America and their family, a coming-of-age challenge that the adult Najla remembers years later when she reconnects with friends from other mixed heritages.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kahf, M. (2006). The girl in the tangerine scarf: a novel (First Carroll & Graf edition.). Carroll & Graf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kahf, Mohja, 1967-. 2006. The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf: A Novel. Carroll & Graf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kahf, Mohja, 1967-. The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf: A Novel Carroll & Graf, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kahf, Mohja. The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf: A Novel First Carroll & Graf edition., Carroll & Graf, 2006.

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