Aversion and Desire: Negotiating Muslim Female Identity in the Diaspora - Softcover

Khan, Shahnaz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889614008 ISBN 13: 9780889614000

Publisher: Women's Press of Canada, 2002

Synopsis

Shahnaz Khan presents the voices of Muslim women on how they construct and sustain their Islamic identity. Khan interviewed 14 Muslim women about their sense of power, authenticity, and place. Her critical analysis challenges the Western perception of Islam as monolithic and static. The women emigrated from Pakistan, India, Egypt, Turkey, Somalia, Iran, and Uganda. They share a common pride in their Muslim origins, even as they express concern about their position as women within Islam and how they are viewed by non-Muslim Canadians. Khan suggests that the women's narratives reveal a nostalgia and a longing for a stable and comfortable identity. This book will interest scholars in Women's Studies, Modern Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, and Cultural Studies.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Shahnaz Khan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology and the Women's Studies Program at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Women's Press of Canada
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889614008
• ISBN 13: 9780889614000
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152