Muslim Diaspora in the West : Negotiating Gender, Home and Belonging.

Cover -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Women8217;s Agency Within Intersection of Discourses -- 2 Culturalist Approach to Women8217;s Emancipation in the Netherlands -- 3 Globalization and Women8217;s Leadership in the Muslim Diaspora -- 4 Emergence of a Transnational Muslim Feminist Consciousness among Women in the WENAAZ (Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand) Context -- Part II Shifting Notions of Sexuality and Family in Diaspora -- 5 Multiculturalism and Religious Legislation in Sweden -- 6 Iranians in Britain -- 7 Changing Spousal Relations in Diaspora -- 8 Sexing Diaspora -- Part III Reflections on Islamic Positionings of Youth in Diaspora -- 9 Styles of Religious Practice -- 10 The Struggle to Stay on the Middle Ground -- 11 Young French Women of Muslim Descent -- Part IV Diasporic Space and Locating Space -- 12 Making Homes in Turbulent Times -- 13 Understanding Dutch Islam -- 14 Between Iraq and a Hard Place -- 15 Conclusion -- Index.

In view of the growing influence of religion in public life, Muslim Diaspora in the West offers a timely contribution to scholarly debates and concerns raised in the West about Islam and Muslims within diaspora. Presenting the latest research from a variety of locations on both sides of The Atlantic, this volume will be of interest to scholars with interests in race and ethnicity, cultural, media and gender studies, and migration.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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