Hijab Martyrdom, Headscarf Debates: Rethinking Violence, Secularism and Islam in Germany http://c…
Hijab Martyrdom, Headscarf Debates: Rethinking Violence, Secularism, and Islam in Germany Abstract: Fereshta Ludin’s struggle to be appointed as a public school teacher while wearing a hijab received massive media attention in Germany, while the xenophobically...Hoodies & Hijab? A Poorly Thought Out Notion of Anti-racist Feminism!
A strange attempt at anti-racist feminism proves deeply racist. Responses on the Feminist Wire. And additional resources from MMW
The Violence of Language and the Language of Violence. “Unfortunately,the conversation and public outrage…
The Violence of Language and the Language of Violence. "Unfortunately,the conversation and public outrage has often drifted away from the broaderissues of violence, sexism, and misogyny, away from the broader attack on girlsand women, instead focusing on...Bigger Than Rush: The Violence of Language and Language of Violence
Interesting article by David J. Leonard on NewBlackMan on the violence of language, the language of the violence, and the problem with the discussions of Rush Limbaugh: “Unfortunately,the conversation and public outrage has often drifted away from the...Book
Violence and Gender in the "New" Europe: Islam in German Culture
"Weber's study undertakes a much-needed comprehensive investigation of the contemporary 'regime of gender violence,' that is, the key role violence has played in defining the position of Muslims in the German public sphere (in the larger European context). Through nuanced theorizing as well as careful historical contextualization, Weber develops an intersectional framework for analyzing gendered violence in a way that does not reinforce racialized discourses of cultural and/or religious difference." [more...]
Palgrave Macmillan, January 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-00708-7, ISBN10: 1-137-00708-7
252 pages.