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Muslim women in America, the challenge of Islamic identity today, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Jane I. Smith, Kathleen M. Moore

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Muslim women in America, the challenge of Islamic identity today, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Jane I. Smith, Kathleen M. Moore

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-183) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Muslim women in America

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bibliography

Oclc number

61204280

Responsibility statement

Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Jane I. Smith, Kathleen M. Moore

Sub title

the challenge of Islamic identity today

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Setting the scene -- Persistent stereotypes -- Embracing Islam -- Practices of the faith -- Gender and the family -- Muslim women in the crucible -- Claiming public space -- Competing discourses -- Glossary

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