Muslim Women in Contemporary North America

<p><i>Muslim Women in Contemporary North America</i> is a provocative study of how strongly held and divergent opinions values and beliefs as well as misconceptions overgeneralizations and political agendas pertaining to Muslim women in the region enter the public frame of reference.</p><p>Interrogating contested topics in a series of case studies from both Canada and the United States this book probes below the surface in pursuit of deeper understanding and more productive dialogue. Chapters analyze controversies over clash literature dissident reformists female religious leadership veils and the nature of emancipation in a compelling examination of the ways in which Muslim American and Canadian identities and values are being defined differentiated and projected. By pinpointing both sources of dissonance and unexpected patterns of resonance among complex composite and at times overlapping identity constellations this book uncovers the impact of controversies on broader cultural negotiations in the United States and Canada.</p><p>Transforming controversy and cliché into genuine conversation <i>Muslim Women in Contemporary North America</i> is an invaluable resource for scholars and students in the fields of Islamic and Muslim Studies Gender Studies International Relations Political Science and Sociology.</p>