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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
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- 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.
revolt killing
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2015
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- 2
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- Cetin, Ihsan
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- eerwraak, geweld, islam, emancipatie, volkscultuur, Turkije, 2010-2019, 21e eeuw
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- Author questions recent increasing femicides in Turkey through the examination of their reasons and dynamics. Therefore, author starts with analyzing current terms such as 'honor killing', 'töre killing' and 'crimes of passion'. Author claims that the recent description of the murder of women in Turkey as 'honor killings' is misleading. Turkey must employ finer distinctions among types of femicide so as to prevent murderers and the larger society from justifying such actions through claims of honor. This paper thus asserts that the analysis of femicide in Turkey, as a Muslim country, should go far beyond the context of honor killing and argues that such examination must consider new social and economic changes as well as the new status of women in modern Turkish society. Author raises a new argument by suggesting a new term, 'revolt killing', for conceptualizing femicide in Turkey in tandem with recent social change and the increasing status of women. Author argues that revolt killing is the concept of conflict between tradition and modernity, and it claims that recent increasing femicides in Turkey are closely related with the changing status of women towards modernity in contrast to the stability of men’s status in tradition.
concerns for women’s rights or community identity: (Special reference to 1937 and 1939 Acts)
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
- Magazine Year
- 2015
- Magazine Number
- 2
- Creator
- Hussain, Sabiha
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- islamitische wetgeving, moslima's, recht, 20e eeuw, 21e eeuw
- Description
- This paper deals with the discourse of the rights of Muslim women in the preindependence period with particular reference to the Shariat Act 1937 and the Muslim Marriage Dissolution Act 1939 and the socio-historical and political background in the enactment of these Acts. Author tried to put throughout this paper these two acts to be seen more of maintaining community identity and showing numerical strength for political gains than protecting the rights of Muslim women. To this end, author tried to capture various debates that took place among the legislators in the assembly, women’s organizations, social reformers, community leaders and so on with regard to application of Sharia. The paper is based on information collected from secondary sources, and analysis is more from a gender rights perspective with a historical and political background.
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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