Muslim Women in Contemporary North America
Muslim Women in Contemporary North America Exploring controversies and challenging clichs, Muslim Women in Contemporary North America is a provocative study of how strongly held and divergent…
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Muslim Women in Contemporary North America
Exploring controversies and challenging clichs, 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 probes below the surface in pursuit of deeper understanding and more productive dialogue. By pinpointing both sources of dissonance and unexpected Chapters analyse controversies over clash literature, dissident reformists, female religious leadership, veils, and the nature of emancipation in a compelling examination of the ways in which Muslim, American and Canadian identities and values are being defined, differentiated, and projected.