Aversion and Desire: Negotiating Muslim Female Identity in the Diaspora [Paperback]

Shahnaz Khan (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0889614008 | ISBN-13: 978-0889614000 | Publication Date: February 2002 | Edition: 1

Shahnaz Khan presents the voices of Muslim women on how they construct and sustain their Islamic identity. Khan interviewed fourteen Muslim women about their sense of power, authenticity and place. Her critical analysis challenges the Western perception of Islam as monolithic and static.

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"Brings into the light the complex and contradictory ways in which Muslim women in marginalized locations negotiate sexism and racism." -- Minoo Moallem, San Francisco State University

"Finally a book about and by North America's Muslim woman!" -- Saraswati Snindyo, University of Washington, Seattle

About the Author

Dr Shahnaz Khan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology and the Women's Studies Program at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Women's Press (UK); 1 edition (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0889614008
• ISBN-13: 978-0889614000
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,033,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A rare study, October 3, 2007

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This review is from: Aversion and Desire: Negotiating Muslim Female Identity in the Diaspora (Paperback)

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.