Negotiating Muslim women’s rights and identity in American diaspora space: an Islamic feminist study of Kahf’s the girl in the tangerine scarf
This paper addresses the narrative of a Muslim woman who struggles to negotiate her rights, identity and sense of belonging in an American diaspora space. Despite the difficulties and obstacles of being regarded as an “other” in her adopted homeland, Khadra Shamy, the protagonist in Mohja Kahf’s Th...
Main Authors: | Sulaiman, Suraiya, Quayum, Mohammad Abdul, Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English English |
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USM Press
2018
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/63522/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63522/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63522/1/Kemanusian%20article.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/63522/7/63522_Negotiating%20muslim%20women%E2%80%99s%20rights%20and%20identity%20in%20American%20diaspora%20space_scopus.pdf |
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