Aversion and Desire: Negotiating Muslim Female Identity in the Diaspora

by Shahnaz Khan

Shahnaz Khan presents the voices of Muslim women on how they construct and sustain their Islamic identity. Khan interviewed 14 Muslim women about their sense of power, authenticity, and place. Her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889614008
• ISBN13: 9780889614000
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Women's Press (UK)
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A rare study

This is one of the very few qualitative studies of Muslim women in the diaspora - and it's by a muslim woman too. We've had so many Geraldine Brookses that a Shahnaz Khan is a huge relief. The writer examines several Canadian muslim immigrant women's identities (interviews) using the notion of "third space" because Muslim women do not fit into existing categories in North America. I recommend this book.