Experiences of diasporic Muslim women: a study of Mohja Kahf's and Umm Zakiyyah's works

Muslim women are often portrayed and perceived in a negative light in the dominant Western narrative, especially in the post-9/11 era. Western misconceptions of Islam have proliferated a distorted identity of Muslims. For the Muslim diaspora, struggling with hyphenated identity, this phenomenon has...

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Main Authors:	Saiful Bahri, Aisyah, Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
Subjects:	PN Literature (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/66125/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66125/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66125/1/66125_Experiences%20of%20diasporic%20Muslim%20women.pdf

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spelling	iium-661252019-12-24T00:37:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66125/ Experiences of diasporic Muslim women: a study of Mohja Kahf's and Umm Zakiyyah's works Saiful Bahri, Aisyah Hasan, Md. Mahmudul PN Literature (General) Muslim women are often portrayed and perceived in a negative light in the dominant Western narrative, especially in the post-9/11 era. Western misconceptions of Islam have proliferated a distorted identity of Muslims. For the Muslim diaspora, struggling with hyphenated identity, this phenomenon has further complicated their image as Muslims. Such epistemic injustices have greater impact on Muslim women who are often the primary target for harassment and violence in the street.This study examines the process of identity formation of contemporary diasporic Muslim women living in the USA. The two works chosen are Mohja Kahf’s The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (2006) and Umm Zakiyyah’s Realities of Submission (2008). The discussion is based on each writer’s representation of the Muslim self with various themes including challenging the Western stereotypes of Muslims, confronting the identity crisis as well as overcoming cultural and religious differences. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017 Book PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66125/1/66125_Experiences%20of%20diasporic%20Muslim%20women.pdf Saiful Bahri, Aisyah and Hasan, Md. Mahmudul (2017) Experiences of diasporic Muslim women: a study of Mohja Kahf's and Umm Zakiyyah's works. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-418-635-7 http://iiumpress.iium.edu.my/bookshop
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description	Muslim women are often portrayed and perceived in a negative light in the dominant Western narrative, especially in the post-9/11 era. Western misconceptions of Islam have proliferated a distorted identity of Muslims. For the Muslim diaspora, struggling with hyphenated identity, this phenomenon has further complicated their image as Muslims. Such epistemic injustices have greater impact on Muslim women who are often the primary target for harassment and violence in the street.This study examines the process of identity formation of contemporary diasporic Muslim women living in the USA. The two works chosen are Mohja Kahf’s The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (2006) and Umm Zakiyyah’s Realities of Submission (2008). The discussion is based on each writer’s representation of the Muslim self with various themes including challenging the Western stereotypes of Muslims, confronting the identity crisis as well as overcoming cultural and religious differences.
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author	Saiful Bahri, Aisyah Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
author_facet	Saiful Bahri, Aisyah Hasan, Md. Mahmudul
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title	Experiences of diasporic Muslim women: a study of Mohja Kahf's and Umm Zakiyyah's works
title_short	Experiences of diasporic Muslim women: a study of Mohja Kahf's and Umm Zakiyyah's works
title_full	Experiences of diasporic Muslim women: a study of Mohja Kahf's and Umm Zakiyyah's works
title_fullStr	Experiences of diasporic Muslim women: a study of Mohja Kahf's and Umm Zakiyyah's works
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title_sort	experiences of diasporic muslim women: a study of mohja kahf's and umm zakiyyah's works
publisher	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/66125/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66125/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66125/1/66125_Experiences%20of%20diasporic%20Muslim%20women.pdf
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Experiences of diasporic Muslim women: a study of Mohja Kahf's and Umm Zakiyyah's works

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