Islam, Gender and Integration in Transnational / Heterolocalist Contexts A Case Study of Somali Immigrant Families in Columbus, Ohio DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Nahla Abdullah Al-Huraibi * * * * * Rural Sociology Graduate Program The Ohio State University 2009 Dissertation Committee: Professor Linda Lobao, Advisor Professor Cathy Rakowski Professor Joseph Donnermeyer