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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459362303321

Titolo

Muslim diaspora in the West [[electronic resource] ] : negotiating gender, home and belonging / / edited by Haideh Moghissi and Halleh Ghorashi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey, UK ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2010

ISBN

1-317-09118-3

1-317-09117-5

1-282-89222-3

9786612892226

1-4094-0288-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Research in migration and ethnic relations series

Altri autori (Persone)

MoghissiHaideh <1944->

GhorashiHalleh

Disciplina

305.6/97091821

Soggetti

Muslim women - Western countries

Muslim families - Western countries

Muslim diaspora

Islam - Customs and practices

Multiculturalism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part I Women's Agency Within Intersection of Discourses; 2 Culturalist Approach to Women's Emancipation in the Netherlands; 3 Globalization and Women's Leadership in the Muslim Diaspora; 4 Emergence of a Transnational Muslim Feminist Consciousness among Women in the WENAAZ (Western Europe, North America, Australi; Part II Shifting Notions of Sexuality and Family in Diaspora; 5 Multiculturalism and Religious Legislation in Sweden; 6 Iranians in Britain; 7 Changing Spousal Relations in Diaspora; 8 Sexing Diaspora

Part III Reflections on Islamic Positionings of Youth in Diaspora9 Styles of Religious Practice; 10 The Struggle to Stay on the Middle Ground; 11



Young French Women of Muslim Descent; Part IV Diasporic Space and Locating Space; 12 Making Homes in Turbulent Times; 13 Understanding Dutch Islam; 14 Between Iraq and a Hard Place; 15 Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In view of the growing influence of religion in public life, Muslim Diaspora in the West offers a timely contribution to scholarly debates and concerns raised in the West about Islam and Muslims within diaspora. Presenting the latest research from a variety of locations on both sides of The Atlantic, this volume will be of interest to scholars with interests in race and ethnicity, cultural, media and gender studies, and migration.