Challenging identities : Muslim women in Australia / / editor, Shahram Akbarzadeh

• Pubblicazione: Carlton, Victoria : , : MUP Academic Digital, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Muslim women - Australia; Women in Islam - Australia
• Altri autori: AkbarzadehShahram
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Foreword; Contents; 1. The Challenge of Being Muslim; 2. The Attitudes of Imams towards the Inclusion of Women in Mosque Activities; 3. Contracts with Clauses: The Secret Politics of Being and Becoming Muslim; 4. Racism and Resistance: Everyday Experiences of Muslim Women in Australia; 5. Shari'ah, State Law and the 'Divorce Dilemma': Challenges Facing Muslim Women in Western Countries; 6. Multiculturalism and Its Challenges for Muslim Women; 7. The Identity of the 'Australian Muslim Woman' in Sport and Recreation. 8. Double Bind and Double Responsibility: Speech and Silence among Australian Muslim Women Acknowledgement; About the Authors; Select Bibliography; Index; Copyright
• Sommario/riassunto: Muslim women in Australia are at the forefront of a culture war, and not necessarily by choice. As visible representatives of Islam, veiled women face discrimination and abuse, and carry the stigma of a culture frequently deemed unacceptable and inferior. Despite these adverse conditions, Muslim women have demonstrated a remarkable resilience by maintaining their presence in the public domain and by continuing to make a positive contribution to Australia. The experiences of Muslim women in Australia cannot be typecast as a sisterhood of oppressed females.
• Titolo autorizzato: Challenging identities
• ISBN: 0-522-86005-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817078603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: MUP Islamic studies series