ISBN:
1417507160
,
9781417507160
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xxv, 178 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world v. 2
Parallel Title:
Print version Muslim women in the United Kingdom and beyond
DDC:
305.48697104
Keywords:
Muslim women Social conditions
;
20th century
;
Great Britain
;
Muslim women Social conditions
;
20th century
;
Europe
;
Muslim women Social conditions
;
20th century
;
United States
;
Sex role Cross-cultural studies
;
Women's rights Cross-cultural studies
;
Muslim women Cross-cultural studies
;
Employment
;
Social aspects
;
Muslim women Social conditions 20th century
;
Muslim women Social conditions 20th century
;
Sex role Cross-cultural studies
;
Women's rights Cross-cultural studies
;
Muslim women Cross-cultural studies Employment
;
Social aspects
;
Muslim women Social conditions 20th century
;
Muslim women Cross-cultural studies Employment
;
Social aspects
;
Sex role Cross-cultural studies
;
Muslim women Social conditions 20th century
;
Women's rights Cross-cultural studies
;
Muslim women Social conditions 20th century
;
Muslim women Social conditions 20th century
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Women's Studies
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Muslim women ; Social conditions
;
Sex role
;
Women's rights
;
Cross-cultural studies
;
Great Britain
;
United States
;
Europe
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Annotation The book explores 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 predominantly in the United Kingdom, with contributions from other countries such as Australia, America and Sweden. Religious prejudice is a major theme that permeates the book, providing empirical evidence of ways in which islamophobia and visible symbols, such as the hijab, influence life experiences and perceptions of Muslim women negatively. Accounts of the impact of discrimination on life chances and opportunities are vivid. The book recounts ways in which the women cope in challenging diasporic contexts and concludes with recommendations for positive change. The text will be particularly valuable to anyone interested in issues of gender, religion and ethnicity, including students, employers, politicians and professionals
Abstract:
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 [and others] -- 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.
Description / Table of Contents:
Muslim women in the United Kingdom and beyond : setting the scene / Tansin Benn and Haifaa JawadHistorical 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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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