Muslim women in America : the challenge of Islamic identity today / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Jane I. Smith, Kathleen M. Moore.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-
Other Authors: Smith, Jane I.
Moore, Kathleen M., 1959-
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Muslims > United States > Social conditions.
Muslim women > United States > Social conditions.
Group identity > United States.
Sex role > United States.
Islam > Social aspects > United States.
United States > Religious life and customs.
United States > Ethnic relations.
Online Access:
Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:vi, 190 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Setting the scene
  • Persistent stereotypes
  • Embracing Islam
  • Practices of the faith
  • Gender and the family
  • Muslim women in the crucible
  • Claiming public space
  • Competing discourses
  • Glossary.