1st Edition
Muslim Women in Britain De-Mystifying the Muslimah
By Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor
Copyright 2012
220 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Perceptions of Muslim women in Western society have been shaped by historical and sociological conditions such as colonialism, patriarchy and Orientalism. In Muslim Women in Britain , Sariya Contractor seeks to reinstate the Muslimah as a storyteller who tells her own story.
An exploration of the lives of British Muslim women, this book examines issues of femininity, Britishness,... Read more
Introduction Part I: Giving Voice 1. The Historicity of Modern Stereotypes 2. Working with Muslims (Women): Methodological Possibilities Part II: Taking Voice 3. Islam versus Muslim Culture: The Muslim Woman's voice 4. “Ain’t I a Woman?”: 'Constructing' Muslim Women 5. Women’s Narratives of the Hijab 6. Islamic Feminisms 7. Metaphors, Muslim Women and 'the Media' Part III: Hearing Voice 8. Challenging 'Muslim Women' Stereotypes: "She’s Just Like My Friend Bess" 9. Feminine Universality? Muslim Sisters in the Sisterhood 10. Muslim Women in pluralist Britain: Dialogue, Understanding and Shared Britishness. Summary and Conclusion
Biography
Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor is a convert to Islam and a Sociologist at the University of Derby, specialising in the Sociology of Religion.
'The book is outstanding. It is theoretically and methodologically robust, and also written in a clear voice that will be accessible to undergrads as well as the literate public. Given the strength of the edifice of mystification, it remains to be seen how much can actually be chipped off.' - Katherine Bullock, Journal of International Women's Studies, 14(3), 324-325 (2013).
