Meena Sharify-Funk

Muslim Women in Contemporary North America

Controversies, Clichés, and Conversations

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Produktbeschreibung

Examining how divergent opinions, values, and beliefs, as well as misconceptions and political agendas pertaining to Muslim women in the region enter the public frame of reference, this book is an invaluable resource for those in the fields of Islamic and Muslim Studies, Gender Studies, Political Science, and Sociology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780367356927
• ISBN-10: 0367356929
• Artikelnr.: 65611397

Autorenporträt

Meena Sharify-Funk is Associate Professor of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Mapping the Terrain of Muslim Women in 21st Century North
America 2. Living the Dialogical: Negotiating Identity and Meaning 3.
Pervasive Anxiety about Islam and Muslims: "Clash Literature" in North
America 4. Dissidence, Dissonance, and the Politics of Muslim Women's
Emancipation 5. Muslim Women Prayer Leadership and Gendered Sacred Space 6.
Veil Controversies: The Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion Conclusion: The
Muslim Woman. Index