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perceived discrimination among South Asian muslim women in the US and the UAE
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
- Magazine Year
- 2015
- Magazine Number
- 2
- Creator
- Pasha-Zaidi, Nausheen
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- moslima's, Zuidaziatisch, islam, discriminatie, hoofddoeken, arbeid, socialisatie, Verenigde Staten, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten, 2010-2019, onderzoek
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- Authors studied perceived discrimination among South Asian Muslim women living in the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). US participants reported greater perceptions of discrimination than UAE participants. In both countries, perceived discrimination mainly took the form of subtle nuances rather than direct harassment. Although participants reported the greatest intensity of perceived discrimination at work, hijabis (women who wear the Islamic headscarf) felt this more than non-hijabis. Conversely, non-hijabis felt greater intensity of discrimination in social spaces within Muslim contexts than hijabis. Despite feeling most comfortable socializing with either Muslims or South Asians, participants felt that, aside from strangers, their greatest sources of perceived discrimination also came from within their religious or cultural groups. Discussion of perceived discrimination touches upon the social aspects of being a South Asian Muslim in a Western secular context and a globalized Islamic one.
lessons learnt for the future, or yesterdays and tomorrow : women in Afghanistan
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2003
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- 3
- Creator
- Ahmed-Ghosh, Huma
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- geschiedenis, emancipatie, islam, moslima's, politiek, platteland, patriarchaat, fundamentalisme, Afghanistan, onderzoek
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- Author, an assistant professor at the Department of women's studies at San Diego State University, wants to position women for the future through lessons learnt from the past by recounting the history of women in Afghanistan. The focus of this paper is on the importance of rural Afghanistan in the shaping of the nation and on women's status. Author traces the history of women in Aghanistan to show that women in Afghanistan were not always oppressed by fundamentalism as occurred under the Mujahideen and the Taliban. And she also shows that women's issues were part of national construction agendas like they were already in the 1920's. Author also tries to highlight the power of tribal and community leaders in defining the role of women and in resisting any modernization that would challenge their patriarchal authority. This paper also highlights the efforts made to empower women to create a sense of nationhood.
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
- Magazine Year
- 2003
- Magazine Number
- 1
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- Kensinger, Loretta
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- fundamentalisme, islam, moslima's, feminisme, hoofddoeken, internet, Afghanistan, onderzoek
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- Paper in which the author, assistant Professor Women's Studies Program California State University, explores feminist's efforts to raise awareness about women in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Researched are the rise of the Taliban and their specific policies toward women, as well as feminist international mobilization around these policies. The internet was explored, most information used was found on the websites of the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) and the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).
examining the rights of muslim women in predominately muslim countries
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2015
- Magazine Number
- 2
- Creator
- Ilo, Saidat
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- Seltzer, Richard
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- moslima's, islam, gelijke behandeling, emancipatie, recht, sociale klasse, leeftijdsgroepen, inkomen, Egypte, Libanon, Jordanië, Indonesië, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkije, 2010-2019, 21e eeuw, onderzoek
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- Authors want to contribute to the debate on whether countries with large Muslim populations, like for instance Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey, will embrace gender equality. The role of women in Islamic societies is still a highly charged political and cultural issue. Women’s issues are vital in the shaping of modern debates on democracy in predominantly Muslim countries. Examined were attitudes towards women’s equality by analyzing Muslims’ responses, looking at the effects of country, education, socio-economic status, age, income, religiosity and other variables. Some of the preliminary findings suggest that across the seven nations surveyed, broad majorities support gender equality but women are generally more likely to endorse equality than men.
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