Beyond ‘the Stepford Wives Syndrome’: British Muslim Women Negotiating Secular Spaces
Abstract Moving away from politicised and institutional agendas, research on Muslims has now begun to document the voices and concerns of individual Muslim women. Based on two years of doctoral fieldwork in and around London, this paper raises methodological dilemmas in the study of Muslim communiti...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of Muslims in Europe
Year: 2021, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 189-209 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AX Inter-religious relations BJ Islam KBF British Isles |
| Further subjects: | B
Britain
B Identity B Hybridity B Secularism B Muslim Women |
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| Summary: | Abstract Moving away from politicised and institutional agendas, research on Muslims has now begun to document the voices and concerns of individual Muslim women. Based on two years of doctoral fieldwork in and around London, this paper raises methodological dilemmas in the study of Muslim communities. It then presents data showcasing how Muslim women are successfully creating hybrid identities, and navigating new sites and opportunities for mutual exchange with non-Muslims. It argues that their public interactions as religious women living in a liberal secular society provide hope for a plural Britain, built on a convivial and interactive model of integration. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-7954 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Muslims in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22117954-BJA10025 |