The Other Muslimah

Websites like Altmuslimah, which are run by women and focused on issues of salience to women’s lives, can offer a perspective that differs greatly from the discourse found on widely visited Islamic information sites. Online counter-narratives produced by women instead of about women call for a fresh...

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Main Author: Saad, Danielle (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Hawwa
Year: 2015, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 401-421
Further subjects:B Veil hijab Muslim women muslimah narrative counter-narratives online religion online narrative
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Summary:Websites like Altmuslimah, which are run by women and focused on issues of salience to women’s lives, can offer a perspective that differs greatly from the discourse found on widely visited Islamic information sites. Online counter-narratives produced by women instead of about women call for a fresh look at orthodox traditions and interpretations of religious texts that limit the acceptable experiences of the diverse Muslim women worldwide, especially concerning converts and those living in non-Arab communities. As one of the most frequently contested issues for Muslim women, the hijab offers a way into how the dominant Muslim narrative frames what it means to be a believing woman in Islam and how counter-narratives provide women with ways to create their own meaning.
ISSN:1569-2086
Contains:In: Hawwa
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15692086-12341290