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A Blog-analysis of First-hand Experiences
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2019
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- 2
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- Badran, Sammy Z.
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- Turnbull, Brian
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- huwelijken, islam, vrouwenhandel
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- Within Islam, a temporary marriage generally implies a short-term marriage between a man and a woman that does not come with a long-term commitment and may or may not have an explicit, pre-established timeline or endpoint. The partial religious legitimation of temporary marriage via Islamic fatwas has recently revived the institution. This paper aims to answer how, and under what conditions, temporary marriage can be either exploitative or liberating for individual women.
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
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- 2
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- 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.
muslim women and the politics of knowledge production
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2018
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- 1
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- Rahman, Farhana
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- epistemologie, moslima's, islam
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- This article explores the merits and limitations of a gendered epistemology, especilly relating to Muslim women working within an Islamic paradigm.
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2009
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- 1
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- Peshkova, Svetlana
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- Kull, Ann
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- Moll, Yasmin
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- [et al.]
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2008
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- 3
- Creator
- Ahmed-Ghosh, Huma
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- islam, extremisme, feminisme, empowerment, recht
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2012
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- 3
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- Piatti-Crocker, Adriana
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- Tasch, Laman
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- hoofddoeken, islam, recht, overheidsbeleid, Turkije, 21e eeuw
An Insider Analysis
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2006
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- 1
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- Hamdan, Amani
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- moslima's, islam, gender, onderwijs, identiteit, etniciteit, Verenigde Staten
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- Studies focusing exclusively on the connection between Arab Muslim women's educational pursuits and their gender perceptions, and how their gender perceptions may have changed as a result of living in two different cultures, are rarely conducted. Additionally, the factors that may influence an Arab Muslim woman's educational pursuits seem seldom investigated. This article is highlighting some factors that may influence Arab Muslim women's gender perceptions. In researching Arab Muslim women's experiences, I considered the diversity and multiplicity of their race, ethnicity, class, and experience. How Arab Muslim women construct the gender aspect of their identities and how these identities may have changed or shifted as a result of living in Canada and attending Canadian educational institutions is explored. The cultural and religious reproduction of gender socialization is a major part of the analysis in this article.
the Zina Hudood Ordinance of Pakistan and its implications for women
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2005
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- 2
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- Imran, Rahat
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- seksueel geweld, gender, discriminatie, moslima's, islam, wetgeving, recht, Pakistan
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- This paper explores the trend of sexual violence against women that emerged in Pakistan with the introduction of the Islamization process through the implementation of the Sharia laws since 1979. The focal pont is rape and the state legislation that governs it, namely the Zina Hudood Ordinance and the Law of Evidence, and how the gender-discriminatory nature of these laws serves as a powerful weapon in the hands of the patriarchal society of Pakistan to suppress women. These laws and their rigid interpretation in the name of Islam have not only furthered oppression and sexual violence against women to an alarming degree in Pakistan, but also seriously destroyed women's chances of equal justice. The factors that led to the implementation and survival of such laws in the first place, and consequently how rape became a intimidating weapon against women, are discussed. The paper examines the various political, social, cultural and religous factors that contribute to this situation, and the legal and social complexities involved for women in seeking justice in rape cases. In conclusion Pakistani women's initiative in evolving and building an organized resistance and struggle for the cancellation of gender discriminatory laws are discussed.
'third world' feminisms
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
- Magazine Year
- 2003
- Magazine Number
- 3
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- Nesiah, Vasuki
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- feminisme, ontwikkelingslanden, moslima's, islam, hoofddoeken, politiek, kolonialisme, internationaal
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- In this paper the author pays attention to the veil in relation to third world feminisms. Third world feminisms pursue political agendas inserted to post-colonial nationhood and internationalised feminisms.
incarceration or insurrection?
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2003
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- 2
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- Grace, Daphne
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- islam, hindoeïsme, literatuur, kleding, India, Algerije
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- Daphne Grace, lecturer in English literature at the University of Sussex, problematises concepts of female space by way of two examples from literature, one from hindu India and one from muslim Algeria. She analyses interpretations of the role of women in terms of the traditional place of woman behind the screen of purdah, within the confines of the harem or haveli.
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2014
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- 2
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- Crosby, Emilye
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- hoofddoeken, islam, extremisme, feminisme, identiteit, seksisme, overheid, Frankrijk, 21e eeuw
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- In the early months of 2010, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Parliament that the burqa is “not welcome” in France, citing this as a step to defend France against extremists. Employing Edward Said’s theoretical notion of “Orientalism” as means of discussing the “Other,” I argue for a more critical look at France’s role in limiting religious freedom and denying notions of female agency. More specifically, I urge a more diversified view of feminism and female identity outside of the Western paradigm. By viewing the veil as a rhetorically universal symbol of oppression, Western feminists and political figures are missing the opportunity to recognize the diversity of religious adherence and feminist agency that exist in a variety of forms, some of which are highlighted in this paper. While touting the ban’s role in promoting gender equality, Sarkozy employs “faux feminism”– a specious appropriation of feminist sentiment to rationalize Orientalist aims. In effect, this approach reifies Muslim women as victims in need of Western“ heroes” while promoting a unique form of sexist Islamophobia.'
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2012
- Magazine Number
- 5
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- Sika, Nadine
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- Olimat, Muhamad S.
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- Karolak, Magdalena
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- [et al.]
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2017
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- 4
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- Khedher, Rayed
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- wetgeving, religieus recht, islam, mensenrechten, moslima's, Tunesië, 20e eeuw
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- This article focuses on the early years of independence and the role played by Tunisia’s first president in implementing those laws benefiting women and the society at large. It examines the Code, its prominence for the modern independent Tunisian society and the historical trajectory which led to its enactment.
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.
the male gaze and the (in)visible bodies of Muslim women - a response article
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2018
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- 2
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- Glapka, Ewa
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- lichamen, moslima's, hoofddoeken, islam, patriarchaat, Zuid-Afrika
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- This article explores women’s relationship with the patriarchal surveillance of their bodies – ‘the male gaze’. The study examines the processes in which interviewed Muslim women from South Africa relate to the male gaze by means of socio-culturally available meaning-making resources.
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
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- 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
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- 2003
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- 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).
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2013
- Magazine Number
- 5
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- Al-Khateeb, Ebtehal
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- al-Natour, Manal
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- Jeong, Hae Won
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- Amusan, Lere
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- Saleh, Layla
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- Charles, Lorraine
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- Denman, Kate
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- islam, identiteit, feministisch, politieke participatie, revoluties, Arabische wereld, 21e eeuw
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- 'The eruption of Arab Spring toward the end of 2010 came as a surprise to some observers and policy circles. Arab women and children actively participated in revolutionary efforts to end tyranny in Syria, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Tunisia, and elsewhere. However, their contributions faced the savage fury of state repression. The contributors to these issues examined the impact of Arab Spring revolutions on Arab women and children in particular in several Arab countries.'
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
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- 2015
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- 2
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- Hussain, Sabiha
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- islamitische wetgeving, moslima's, recht, 20e eeuw, 21e eeuw
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- 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.
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- Journal of International Women's Studies
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- 2013
- Magazine Number
- 5
- Creator
- Ababneh, Sara
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- vrouwenbewegingen, Palestijns, actiegroepen, islam, empowerment, recht, Palestina, 21e eeuw
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- 'This paper asks whether—and if so, how—Islamic groups such as Hamas that clearly define themselves outside a feminist framework can be studied in terms of women’s empowerment. The material discussed is based on fieldwork conducted with Hamas-affiliated female Islamists, as well as women’s rights activists in general, in the occupied Palestinian territories in 2007. Centrally, this work debates whether it is possible to think of women’s empowerment in non-feminist terms.'