TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carland,Susan
TI  - Fighting hislam: women, faith and sexism 
SN  - 9780522870350
U1  - 297.082 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Carlton, Victoria
PB  - Melbourne University Publishing
KW  - Sexism
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Islam
KW  - Muslim women
KW  - Conduct of life
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Women in Islam
KW  - Sexism in religion
KW  - Australian
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-174) and index
N2  - The Muslim community that is portrayed to the West is a misogynist's playground; within the Muslim community, feminism is often regarded with sneering hostility. Yet between those two views there is a group of Muslim women many do not believe exists- a diverse bunch who fight sexism from within, as committed to the fight as they are to their faith. Hemmed in by Islamophobia and sexism, they fight against sexism with their minds, words and bodies. Often, their biggest weapon is their religion. Here, Carland talks with Muslim women about how they are making a stand for their sex, while holding fast to their faith. At a time when the media trumpets scandalous revelations about life for women from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia, Muslim women are always spoken about and over, never with. In Fighting Hislam, that ends
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