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Ahmadiyya Islam and the Muslim Diaspora: Living at the End of Days

Sameness and difference: situating the Ahmadis A people out of place Prophethood and communities of faith in the colony National self-fashioning and the religious minority Rabwah: home and ghetto Violence and diaspora Notes Ceremonial occasions: repetition and time Introduction The Conference of World Religions: God in the 21st Century Jalsa salana in the twenty-first century Notes Enchantment and the ethic of brotherhood: dreams and the charismatic organization Rationalization in the service of enchantment Ahmadi Muslims and the dream in Islam Bureaucracy and rational organization in the service of faith: some histories and constitutions Notes Asylum and the Ahmadi diaspora From temporary sojourners to asylum seekers Ahmadi asylum seekers a turning point Asylum and the Ahmadiyya jama‘at Ahmadi asylum claims and the reasons for refusal letter Parliamentary reports and debates Conclusion Notes Home from home: mosque building and urban planning in a global city A tale of two mosques The politics of faith Conclusion Notes Postscript Glossary Bibliography

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