Muslim women in America the challenge of Islamic identity today

The treatment and role of women are among the most discussed and controversial aspects of Islam. The rights of Muslim women have become part of the Western political agenda, often perpetuating a stereotype of universal oppression. Muslim women living in America continue to be marginalized and misund...

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主要作者: Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck
其他作者: Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad; Jane I. Smith; Kathleen M. Moor
語言:Undetermined
English
出版: New York Oxford University Press 2006
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Thư viện lưu trữ: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh
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總結:The treatment and role of women are among the most discussed and controversial aspects of Islam. The rights of Muslim women have become part of the Western political agenda, often perpetuating a stereotype of universal oppression. Muslim women living in America continue to be marginalized and misunderstood since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Yet their contributions are changing the face of Islam as it is seen both within Muslim communities in the West and by non-Muslims. In their public and private lives, Muslim women are actively negotiating what it means to be a woman and a Muslim in an American context
實物描述:190 p.
ill.
24 cm
參考書目:Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-183) and index
ISBN:0195177835
9780195177831