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Selected Bibliography Barzegar, Abbas. “Latino Muslims in the United States: An Introduction.” The High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology 23.2 (2003): 126-129. Print. Bowen, Patrick D. “Early U.S. Latina/o – African-American Muslim Connections: Paths to Conversion.” The Muslim World 100.4 (2010): 390-413. Print. Bowen, Patrick D. “The Latino American Da’wah Organization and the “Latina/o Muslim” Identity in the U.S.” Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Religion 1.11 (2010): n. pag. Web. 21 May 2014. Bowen, Patrick D. “U.S. Latina/o Muslims Since 1920: From ‘Moors’ to ‘Latino Muslims’.” Journal of Religious History 37.2 (2013): 165–184. Print. Chitwood, Ken. “Hispanic Muslims? An In-depth

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