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



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Titolo: Muslim diaspora in the West [[electronic resource] ] : negotiating gender, home and belonging / / edited by Haideh Moghissi and Halleh Ghorashi Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey, UK ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
Disciplina: 305.6/97091821
Soggetto topico: Muslim women - Western countries
Muslim families - Western countries
Muslim diaspora
Islam - Customs and practices
Multiculturalism
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: MoghissiHaideh <1944->  
GhorashiHalleh  
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Muslim diaspora in the West  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-317-09118-3
1-317-09117-5
1-282-89222-3
9786612892226
1-4094-0288-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459362303321
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Serie: Research in migration and ethnic relations series.