Narratives of Muslim womanhood and women's agency / edited by Minako Sakai and Samina Yasmeen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Class of 1953 Fund.

Sakai, Minako, 1963- editor.

Yasmin, Samina, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women.

Muslim women--Indonesia.

Muslim women--Pakistan.

Women in Islam.

Women--Islamic countries.

Women.

Islamic countries.

Pakistan.

Indonesia.

Physical Description:

ix, 115 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

Portrayals of Islamic teachings in mass media often present Muslim women as victims of patriarchal norms. Often covered in a full veil, and without individuality, they tend to be depicted using a monochrome image, across Muslim countries and regions. It does not portray the social reality and expectations of Muslim women, which are in fact diverse and contextual. This book consists of articles that attempt to answer the question, are Muslim women merely passive objects in constructing their role, despite the spread of social media and the Internet, the increased demands of earning disposable income for their families, and their migration to non-Muslim countries around the world? It closely examines women's agency in negotiating their role in Muslim-majority societies and in new places of settlement (Australia). These articles analyse Muslim women's narratives in a wide range of economic, political, social and cultural milieu and their relationship to identity construction and portrayal in the new millennium"--Page 1.

Notes:

"The chapters in this book were orgiinally published in two special issues of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations"--Page vii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

1138560669

9781138560666

OCLC:

991808294

Publisher Number:

99976554529