Muslim Women Activists in North America: Speaking for Ourselves
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- Synopsis
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In the eyes of many Westerners, Muslim women are hidden behind a veil of negative stereotypes that portray them as either oppressed, subservient wives and daughters or, more recently, as potential terrorists.
Yet many Muslim women defy these stereotypes by taking active roles in their families and communities and working to create a more just society. This book introduces eighteen Muslim women activists from the United States and Canada who have worked in fields from social services, to marital counseling, to political advocacy in order to further social justice within the Muslim community and in the greater North American society.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780292783430
- Publisher:
- University of Texas Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/11/16
- Copyrighted By:
- University of Texas Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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