Muslim women in the United Kingdom and beyond / / [edited by] Tansin Benn, Haifaa Jawad
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| Titolo: |
Muslim women in the United Kingdom and beyond / / [edited by] Tansin Benn, Haifaa Jawad
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| Pubblicazione: | Boston, MA, : Brill, c2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.48/697104 |
| Soggetto topico: | Muslim women - Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th century |
| Muslim women - Europe - Social conditions - 20th century | |
| Muslim women - United States - Social conditions - 20th century | |
| Sex role | |
| Women's rights | |
| Muslim women - Employment - Social aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
BennTansin
JawadH. A
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Muslim women in the United Kingdom and beyond : setting the scene / Tansin Benn and Haifaa Jawad -- Historical and contemporary perspectives of Muslim women living in the west / Haifaa Jawad -- Muslim women : some western fiction / Irene Donohoue Clyne -- Adjusting the tie that binds : challenges facing Muslim women in America / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and Jane I. Smith -- The Mecca of gender equality : Muslim Women in Sweden / Ann-Sofie Roald -- Experiences, needs, and potential of new Muslim women in Britain / Harfiyah Abdel Haleem -- Choice and opportunity : supporting young Muslim women's career aspirations / Barrie A. Irving ... [et al.] -- Muslim women talking : experiences of their early teaching careers / Tansin Benn -- Muslim women teachers : life histories, identities, and citizenship / Audrey Osler -- The way forward / Tansin Benn and Haifaa Jawad. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An exploration of the ways in which Muslim women are portrayed, alongside their experiences of being Muslim and part of a predominantly Western culture. It engages with Muslim women living mainly in the UK, with contributions from other countries such as Australia, America and Sweden. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Muslim women in the United Kingdom and beyond |
| ISBN: | 1-280-46676-6 |
| 9786610466764 | |
| 1-4175-0716-0 | |
| 90-474-0152-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811727903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ; ; v. 2.