Muslim women in Britain : de-mystifying the Muslimah
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New York, N.Y. :
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Routledge,
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c2012.
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xv, 202 p. ;
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Routledge Islamic studies series
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Index
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Giving Voice 1. The Historicity of Modern Stereotypes -- Working with Muslims (Women): Methodological Possibilities -- Taking Voice. Islam versus Muslim culture: the Muslim woman's voice -- "Ain't I a Woman?": 'constructing' Muslim women -- Women's narratives of the hijab -- Islamic feminisms -- Metaphors, Muslim women and 'the Media' -- Hearing Voice. Challenging 'Muslim women' Stereotypes: "She's just like my friend Bess" -- Feminine universality? Muslim sisters in the sisterhood -- Muslim women in pluralist Britain: dialogue, understanding and shared Britishness.