Yale University Press
From Victims to Suspects: Muslim Women Since 9/11
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- Shakira Hussein
- Yale University Press
- Hardcover
- 9780300230420
- 8.6 X 5.6 X 1.2 inches
- 1.05 pounds
- Religion > Sexuality & Gender Studies
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Once regarded as passive victims waiting to be rescued, Muslim women are now widely regarded as arbiters of terror and a potential threat to be kept under control. Drawing on interviews and examples from around the world including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Europe, and North America, Shakira Hussein shows how this shift in attitude has taken place and how it impacts feminism, multiculturalism, race, and religion on a global scale.
She argues that alongside the fear of Islamic terrorism is a growing fear of Islam as a cultural hazard that is undermining Western society from within. Muslim women, the transmitters of cultural practices, are frequently seen to play a key role in this. Hussein's work makes for a compelling read, offering a unique perspective on what it means to be a Muslim woman post-9/11.
Author Bio
Writer and researcher, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne.
Author of From Victims to Suspects: Muslim women since 9/11.
EDUCATION
2009 PhD, Sociology, Australian National University
1997 Australian National University, Graduate Diploma in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
1993Australian National University, Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) majoring inHindi/Urdu
UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
2017 Casual Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute for Globalisation andCitizenship, Deakin University
2015 - Honorary fellow, NCEIS, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne.
2010-2015McKenzie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NCEIS, Asia Institute, TheUniversity of Melbourne
2000-2009Associate Lecturer, Australian National University
Source: University of Melbourne, Asia Institute
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