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Muslim women in America the challenge of Islamic identity today /

Main Author: Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Smith, Jane I.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Muslims > Social conditions. > United States
Muslim women > Social conditions. > United States
Group identity > United States.
Sex role > United States.
Islam > Social aspects > United States.
United States > Religious life and customs.
United States > Ethnic relations.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10160520
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the scene
  • Persistent stereotypes
  • Embracing Islam
  • Practices of the faith
  • Gender and the family
  • Muslim women in the crucible
  • Claiming public space
  • Competing discourses
  • Glossary.

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