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Decentering the Veil: Transforming the Discourse Surrounding Muslim Women

Critical Education, 2019
Western society’s preoccupation with the veil and the women who don them continues to occupy political and public arenas, garnering widespread attention.
Sheliza Ladhani
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Perceived Discrimination among Muslim, Muslim Feminist, and Feminist Women in Türkiye

Current Perspectives in Social Sciences
The current study aims to explore the perceived discrimination among three women groups in Türkiye: Muslims, Muslim feminists, and feminists. Four hundred fifteen women aged 18-76 (M = 40.6, SD = 16.5) participated in the study.
Eylül Ulusoy, Albina Sıla Akarsu
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An exploration of differences in ideal family size between Muslim and non-Muslim women in France

Demographic Research, 2019
Background: The paper explores why Muslim women in France have, on average, higher ideal family sizes than non-Muslim women to better understand the socioeconomic and sociocultural factors that underlie Muslim women's higher desired and realized ...
Julia Behrman, Jeylan Erman
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How Reformist Islamic Theology Influences Muslim Women’s Movement: The Case of Liberal-Progressive Muslims in Indonesia

Journal of Asian Social Science Research, 2020
Reformist Muslim ideology has been perceived to liberate Muslim women from the shackles of patriarchal religious and cultural norms. This article analyzes the extent to which contemporary reformist Islamic theology influences Muslim women’s movement in ...
Nur Hidayah
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Veiled Superheroes

American Journal of Islam and Society, 2018
Sophia Rose Arjana’s book Veiled Superheroes: Islam, Feminism, and Popular Culture raises a timely and critical discussion. The interdisciplinary nature of the book provides insight into various subjects, including women’s studies, theology, and popular ...
Sarah Shapley
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A qualitative study exploring the experiences of Muslim women in the South African workplace

SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: More Muslim women are entering the labour market, and this requires an understanding of the cultural and social contexts as there may be challenges inhibiting their growth and advancement.
Nuraan Agherdien
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Representation of Muslim Women as Seen in American Advertisements: Ability, Egalitarianism, and Resistance

Afkaruna: Indonesian Interdisciplinary Journal of Islamic Studies, 2020
Since Muslimah fashion has risen in the world, many companies are showing Muslim women who wear veiling their advertisements, including American brands advertisements. They are Nike, American Eagle, Covergirl, Fenty Beauty, and Gap.
Moona Maghfirah
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Muslim Women and Interracial Intimacies

Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 2013
This article focuses on media debates about interracial and interethnic marriage practices. In 2012, Danish immigrants and descendants, especially Muslim women, were accused of harming the integration processes as they were not marrying ethnically Danish men. Through analysis of newspaper articles and Internet debates the article shows how Muslim women
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Veiled experiences: Rewriting women's identities and experiences in contemporary Muslim fiction in English [PDF]

, 2012
In dominant contemporary Western representations, including various media texts, popular fiction and life-narratives, both the Islamic faith in general and Muslim women in particular are often vilified and stereotyped.
Ameri, Firouzeh
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Experience of Cyberbullying in Social Media among Polish Muslim Women

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia de Cultura
The article addresses the issue of cyberbullying towards Polish Muslim women, who experience increased attacks due to their religion. The text presents the results of a survey and in- depth interviews with Polish Muslim women.
Michalina Ahmad
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