1st Edition
Muslim Women in Contemporary North America Controversies, Clichés, and Conversations
By Meena Sharify-Funk
Copyright 2023
230 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
230 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
230 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Muslim Women in Contemporary North America is a provocative study of how strongly held and divergent opinions, values, and beliefs, as well as misconceptions, overgeneralizations, and political agendas pertaining to Muslim women in the region, enter the public frame of reference.
Interrogating contested topics in a series of case studies from both Canada and the United States, this book... Read more
Introduction
1. Mapping the Terrain of Muslim Women in 21st Century North America
2. Living the Dialogical: Negotiating Identity and Meaning
3. Pervasive Anxiety about Islam and Muslims: "Clash Literature" in North America
4. Dissidence, Dissonance, and the Politics of Muslim Women’s Emancipation
5. Muslim Women Prayer Leadership and Gendered Sacred Space
6. Veil Controversies: The Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion
Conclusion: "The Muslim Woman"
Index
Biography
Meena Sharify-Funk is Associate Professor of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.
