representation and reality
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Shirazi, Faegheh > (ed.)
- Creator
- Abirafeh, Lina
- Creator
- Ahmad, Fauzia
- Creator
- Almirzanah, Sya'afatun
- Creator
- [et al.]
- Contributor
- Struckman, Sara
- Publish Year
- 2010
- Shelfmark
- WER 8 2010
- Thesaurus
- moslima's, allochtonen, geweld, oorlog en vrede, identiteit, wereld, bundel
- Description
- Scholars and activists from different countries write about the experiences and perspectives of Muslim women in war zones, dictatorships or in societies where Muslims are scapegoated and exposed to hate crimes. Analyzing both representations and self-representations of Muslim women, the authors draw on sources ranging from poetry and diaries to news reports and visual media. This study covers Indonesia, India, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia, Algeria, Former Yogoslavia, Spain, Great Britain and the United States.