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1. 21. Gendered Aspects of Islamophobia : A critical discourse analysis of the Danish parliament’s debate regarding the ban on niqab/burqa

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Martina Kristic; [2021]
   Keywords : niqab burqa ban; islamophobia; cultural violence; white feminist discourse; white saviour discourse; orientalist discourse; critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : A law proposal was passed by the Danish parliament in 2018 prohibiting the wear of niqab and burqa in all public spaces. This study aims to analyse the discourse of the debate in the parliament leading up to the passing of the law by using Fairclough’s method of critical discourse analysis. READ MORE

3. 22. Translating “gender” into Arabic: “jins ” , “jinsayn ” , “naw ʽ” or “jindar ”? A study of the translation of the concept “gender” in single- and multi-word expressions in feminist knowledge building

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arabiska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Cecilie Olivia Buchhave; [2021]
   Keywords : Equivalence; Descriptive Translation Studies; Feminism; Gender; Gendered; Arabic; Musawah for Equality in the Family; Muslim Islamic Feminism; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The terms “gender” and “sex” are central to feminist concerns. In English scholarship “gender” is disputed within and outside of feminism, despite its seemingly political correctness as an alternative to “sex” (Olson 2012; Gunnarsson 2011). READ MORE

4. 23. Veiled Muslim women' s rights to employment and free from discrimination : Why veiled Muslim women shall be protected from abusive general ban

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Basri Durohad; [2021]
   Keywords : Hijab; employment; hijab ban; discrimination; religious liberty;

   Abstract : The practice of wearing hijab has been around for hundreds of years and around the world by Muslim women. It has been revealed that the decision to wear hijab is varied among Muslim women ranging from religious convictions to the consideration of the attire as a tool for empowerment. READ MORE

5. 24. An alternative agenda for gender just peace? : social justice and women’s peace advocacy amid the consolidation of Bangsamoro autonomy in the Southern Philippines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Alexandra Håkansson Schmidt; [2020]
   Keywords : Social Justice; Peacebuilding; Bangsamoro; Philippines; Islam; Feminism; Counter-hegemony; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Although the Bangsamoro peace-process in the Southern Philippines has been valued for its gender commitments and potential to build just and sustainable peace, discrimination of the Bangsamoro peoples and other minorities prevail. This thesis uncovers how women peace advocates understand social justice and its remedies in the context of the Bangsamoro peace-process, and which opportunities they have to advance a transformative agenda for justice in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). READ MORE

6. 25. Motherwork and Space: Social and Political Participation of Mothers in Sweden’s racialised Suburbs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jonelle Twum; [2020]
   Keywords : Motherwork; Racialised suburbs; Black women’s Geographies; Geographies of Motherwork.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis engages with the motherwork of racialised migrant mothers in Sweden’s racialised suburbs. It employs theories of racial geographies, particularly black women’s geographies and motherwork to investigate the articulations of motherwork in space. READ MORE