Challenging identities : Muslim women in Australia /
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Imprint: | Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2010. ©2010 |
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Description: | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
Language: | English |
Series: | MUP Islamic studies series MUP Islamic studies series. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11955288 |
Summary: | <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p> 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.</p> <br> <br> Islamic Studies Series - Volume 5 |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0522860052 9780522860054 |