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Challenging Identities : Muslim Women in Australia

By Shahram Akbarzadeh

Book information

Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Year
2010
ISBN
9780522860054, 9780522857153
LCC
HQ1170 .C435 2010
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
378 kB (386643 bytes)
Series
Islamic Studies Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
152\0
Time added
2023-08-21 13:00:44
Muslim women-Australia. ; Women in Islam-Australia

Description

Muslim women in Australia are at the forefront of a culture war, and not necessarily by choice. As visible representatives of Islam, veiled women face discrimination and abuse, and carry the stigma of a culture frequently deemed unacceptable and inferior. Despite these adverse conditions, Muslim women have demonstrated a remarkable resilience by maintaining their presence in the public domain and by continuing to make a positive contribution to Australia. The experiences of Muslim women in Australia cannot be typecast as a sisterhood of oppressed females. Challenging Identities questions the assumption of incompatible 'Australian values' and 'Islamic values', and provides valuable first-person accounts from the lives of Muslim women in Australia. Islamic Studies Series - Volume 5

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