Malaika and the Seven Heavens: A Memoir of My Encounters with Islam by Toyin Falola (review).
The main focus of the article is Toyin Falola's 2023 memoir, *Malaika and the Seven Heavens: A Memoir of My Encounters with Islam*, which recounts his personal experiences with Islam in Yorubaland and the United States. The memoir highlights the historical religious pluralism in Yoruba society, wher...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies Vol. 18; no. 1/2; pp. 143 - 148 |
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Islamic College
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