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The treatment and role of women is one of the most discussed and controversial aspects of Islam. In this volume, three respected scholars of Islam survey the situation of women in Islam, focusing on how Muslim views about and experiences of gender are changing in the Western diaspora.

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Acknowledgements ; Preface ; 1 Setting the Scene ; 2 Persistent Stereotypes ; 3 Embracing Islam ; 4 Practices of the Faith ; 5 Gender and the Family ; 6 Muslim Women in the Crucible ; 7 Claiming Public Space ; 8 Competing Discourses ; Glossary ; Sources ; Index

Muslim Women in America The Challenge of Islamic Identity Today

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 10/24/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780199793341, 978-0199793341
      ISBN10: 0199793344
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      Gender studies: women and girls Social groups: religious groups and communities Islam

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The treatment and role of women is one of the most discussed and controversial aspects of Islam. In this volume, three respected scholars of Islam survey the situation of women in Islam, focusing on how Muslim views about and experiences of gender are changing in the Western diaspora.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements ; Preface ; 1 Setting the Scene ; 2 Persistent Stereotypes ; 3 Embracing Islam ; 4 Practices of the Faith ; 5 Gender and the Family ; 6 Muslim Women in the Crucible ; 7 Claiming Public Space ; 8 Competing Discourses ; Glossary ; Sources ; Index

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