Muslim Women in Contemporary North America: Controversies, Clichés, and Conversations

ISBN-13: 9780367356897 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 248 str.

Canada) Sharify-Funk Meena (Wilfrid Laurier University

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Mapping the Terrain of Muslim Women in 21^st 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

O autorze

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