The ideal refugees : gender, Islam, and the Sahrawi politics of survival / Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena, 1978-

Series:

Gender, Culture and Politics

Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sahrawi (African people).

Internally displaced persons--Western Sahara.

Internally displaced persons.

Women refugees--Western Sahara.

Women refugees.

Women--Political activity--Western Sahara.

Women.

Islam and politics--Western Sahara.

Islam and politics.

Refugee camps--Western Sahara.

Refugee camps.

Western Sahara--Politics and government--1975-.

Western Sahara.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Refugee camps are typically perceived as militarized and patriarchal spaces, and yet the Sahrawi refugee camps and their inhabitants have consistently been represented as ideal in nature: uniquely secular and democratic spaces, and characterized by gender equality. Drawing on extensive research with and about Sahrawi refugees in Algeria, Cuba, Spain, South Africa, and Syria, Fiddian- Qasmiyeh explores how, why, and to what effect such idealized depictions have been projected onto the international arena.

Contents:

Introduction : the "ideal" refugees

Engendering the colonial encounter

The Sahrawi refugee camps : international and solidarity networks

Emerging discourse : concealing Islam

Secular sisters, Muslim others, and the politics of survival

Discursive silences, "ideal women", and directing aid

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815652366

0815652364

OCLC:

879306248