Jadid Al-Islam: The Jewish "new Muslims" of Meshhed by Raphael Patai

Jadid Al-Islam: The Jewish "new Muslims" of Meshhed

Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology (Hardcover)

Raphael Patai

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In 1839, Muslims attacked the Jews of Meshhed, murdering 36 of them, and forcing the conversion of the rest. While some managed to escape across the Afghan border, and some turned into true believing Muslims, the majority adopted Islam only outwar...

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