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Drawing upon original case studies spanning North America, Europe
and Australia, Muslim Citizens in the West explores how Muslims
have been both the excluded and the excluders within the wider
societies in which they live. The book extends debates on the
inclusion and exclusion of Muslim minorities beyond ideas of
marginalisation to show that, while there have undoubtedly been
increased incidences of Islamophobia since September 2001, some
Muslim groups have played their own part in separating themselves
from the wider society. The cases examined show how these
tendencies span geographical, ethnic and gender divides and can be
encouraged by a combination of international and national
developments prompting some groups to identify wider society as the
'other'. Muslim and non-Muslim scholars and practitioners in
political science, social work, history and law also highlight
positive outcomes in terms of Muslim activism with relationship to
their respective countries and suggest ways in which increasing
tensions felt, perceived or assumed can be eased and greater
emphasis given to the role Muslims can play in shaping their place
in the wider communities where they live.
Portrayals of Islamic teachings in mass media, often present Muslim
women as victims of patriarchal norms. Often covered in a full
veil, and without individuality, they tend to be depicted using a
monochrome image, across Muslim countries and regions. It does not
portray the social reality and expectations of Muslim women, which
are in fact diverse and contextual. This book consists of articles
that attempt to answer the question, are Muslim women merely
passive objects in constructing their role, despite the spread of
social media and the Internet, the increased demands of earning
disposable income for their families, and their migration to
non-Muslim countries around the world? It closely examines women's
agency in negotiating their role in Muslim-majority societies and
in new places of settlement (Australia). These articles analyse
Muslim women's narratives in a wide range of economic, political,
social and cultural milieu and their relationship to identity
construction and portrayal in the new millennium. This volume was
originally published as a special issue of Islam and
Christian-Muslim Relations.
Portrayals of Islamic teachings in mass media, often present Muslim
women as victims of patriarchal norms. Often covered in a full
veil, and without individuality, they tend to be depicted using a
monochrome image, across Muslim countries and regions. It does not
portray the social reality and expectations of Muslim women, which
are in fact diverse and contextual. This book consists of articles
that attempt to answer the question, are Muslim women merely
passive objects in constructing their role, despite the spread of
social media and the Internet, the increased demands of earning
disposable income for their families, and their migration to
non-Muslim countries around the world? It closely examines women's
agency in negotiating their role in Muslim-majority societies and
in new places of settlement (Australia). These articles analyse
Muslim women's narratives in a wide range of economic, political,
social and cultural milieu and their relationship to identity
construction and portrayal in the new millennium. This volume was
originally published as a special issue of Islam and
Christian-Muslim Relations.
This book provides a detailed account of the emergence and
metamorphoses of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its political arm, Jamat
ud Dawah, since the early 1990s. Linking the group's narratives to
the process of Islamisation in Pakistan and divergent views on the
country's Islamic identity, it is the first systematic analysis of
how the organisation, globally reviled as the perpetrator of the
2008 Mumbai Bombings, has developed its conception of da'wah
(proselytising) and jihad in response to regional and global
developments. Samina Yasmeen makes extensive use of Urdu materials
(pamphlets, books, ephemera) by Markaz Da'wah wal Irshad, the
parent organisation of LeT, to examine the 'insider's vision' of
the dominant threats to Pakistan and the Muslim ummah, as well as
strategies for countering these threats. She argues that while
adopting an oppositional narrative vis-a-vis India and the West,
LeT has increasingly turned its attention to da'wah narratives
within Pakistan engaging with broader spectrums of society. Women
have increasingly been assigned significant agency in this
narrative, and JuD's activism in education and social welfare has
helped it acquire social capital. This, in turn, prompts a
re-imagining of the movement's relationship with the Pakistani
military.
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