Muslim women in war and crisis

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Titel
Muslim women in war and crisis
Untertitel
representation and reality
Verfasserangabe
ed. by Faegheh Shirazi
Medienart
Sprache
Person
Auflage
1. ed.
Verlag
Ort
Austin, TX
Jahr
Umfang
IX, 307 p.
ISBN13
978-0-292-72189-0
Fußnote
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Summary:
Representing diverse cultural viewpoints, Muslim Women in War and Crisis collects an array of original essays that highlight the experiences and perspectives of Muslim women--their dreams and nightmares and their daily struggles--in times of tremendous social upheaval. Analyzing both how Muslim women have been represented and how they represent themselves, the authors draw on primary sources ranging from poetry and diaries to news reports and visual media. Topics include:bull; Peacebrokers in Indonesiabull; Exploitation in the Islamic Republic of Iranbull; Chechen women rebelsbull; Fundamentalism in Afghanistan, from refugee camps to Kabulbull; Memoirs of Bengali Muslim womenbull; The 7/7 London bombings, British Muslim women, and the media Also exploring such images in the United States, Spain, the former Yugoslavia, Tunisia, Algeria, Lebanon, and Iraq, this collection offers a chorus of multidimensional voices that counter Islamophobia and destructive clicheacute;s. Encompassing the symbolic national and religious identities of Muslim women, this study goes beyond those facets to examine the realities of day-to-day existence in societies that seek scapegoats and do little to defend the victims of hate crimes. Enhancing their scholarly perspectives, many of the contributors (including the editor) have lived through the strife they analyze. This project taps into their firsthand experiences of war and deadly political oppression.
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