RT Article
T1 (Muslim) Women’s Bodies, Islamophobia, and American Politics
JF Bulletin for the study of religion
VO 42
IS 1
SP 29
OP 36
A1 Hammer, Juliane 1970-
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1837495297
AB Taking Islamophobia as shorthand for a set of more complex phenomena in recent American politics this article offers an analysis of some of the ways in which Muslim women’s bodies have occupied center stage in discourses on Islam and Muslims in the United States. It focuses on representations of Muslim women as victims of their religion and the men in their communities on the one hand, and the discrimination and marginalization of the same Muslim women in public discourse and security policies on the other. Islamophobic discourses are also gendered through the particular contribution of women pundits and their claims to feminist authenticity. Recognizing the racist, xenophobic, and misogynist dimensions of Islamophobic discourses within a liberal framework makes it possible to go beyond decrying its premises and repercussions.
K1 Islamophobia
K1 Muslim Women
K1 United States
K1 Gender
DO 10.1558/bsor.v42i1.29