- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- CHICAGO MUSLIM ORAL HISTORY PROJECT : Huseyin Abiba
- Creator:
- Huseyin, Abiba
Domienik, Lynnea - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2016-12-13
- Subject:
- Sufis
Iran--History--Revolution, 1979
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Jamʻīyah al-Jazāʼirīyah li-Maḥw al-Ummīyah
Radicalism
Fundamentalism
Muslims--Illinois--Chicago - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Maryland, 39.00039, -76.74997 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Huseyin Abiba (b.1964) grew up in a military family that often moved including to Maryland. A math teacher at his high school introduced Abiba to Islam and offered to mentor him. After a period of time, he began to frequent a local Islamic center. Abiba officially converted to Islam at the end of high school. Recently, he served as the chief editor at IQRA' International Educational Foundation, an Islamic educational institution based in suburban Skokie, Illinois.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/352
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:352/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2019 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
AMERICAN MEDINA:STORIES OF MUSLIM CHICAGO ORAL HISTORY PROJECT - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
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