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Violence and Gender in the ‘New Europe’: Islam in German Culture

Violence and Gender in the ‘New Europe’: Islam in German Culture

by Beverly | Mar 22, 2013 | Islam in Europe

It’s here! Images of covered women, together with stories of honor killings and forced marriages, continue to retain their currency in media representations of Islam. Moving beyond staid stereotypes, Gender and Violence in the “New” Europe draws new...
Hijab Martyrdom, Headscarf Debates: Rethinking Violence, Secularism and Islam in Germany http://c…

Hijab Martyrdom, Headscarf Debates: Rethinking Violence, Secularism and Islam in Germany http://c…

by Beverly | Apr 20, 2012 | Islam in Europe, Racism in Europe

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...

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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.

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