Essays about: "Muslim women."

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1. 1. Two Extreme Positions – A Gender Studies Approach to Homosexuality in Islam

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Alberto Ramos Vicario; [2023-08-15]
   Keywords : homosexuality; fatwa; Islam; homophobia; story of Lot; redescription;

   Abstract : In this thesis I compare two anti-gay fatwas by the Muslim scholar Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid with the book Homosexuality in Islam by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle, who is a professor at Emory University. The aim is to analyze how al-Munajjid and Kugle use the story of Lot in order to unpack and present two divergent readings of homosexuality. READ MORE

3. 2. ”Which way, western woman?” : An Intersectional Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis on the portrayals of women on YouTube web-TV channel ’Riks’

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Maria Kjellgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Nationalism; Intersectionality; Feminism; Critical Multimodal Discourse Analysis; Sweden Democrats; Social Media Studies; YouTube; Human Rights;

   Abstract : In Sweden, the web-TV channel Riks which is a media initiative on YouTube by nationalist political party Sweden Democrats, has gained popularity contributing to the normalization of nationalist discourses. The aim of this study is to analyze how the discursive and visual construction and representation of women on Riks are created in nationalist discourse. READ MORE

4. 3. Resisting from within : Analysis of intersectional narratives in the "burkini" case in France

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Anne-Lise Denoeud; [2023]
   Keywords : Intersectionality; Burkini; Islamophobia; Muslim women; Gender; Race; White gaze; Anti-racism; Feminism; France; Intersectionnalité; Burkini; Islamophobie; Femmes musulmanes; Genre; Race; Regard blanc; Anti-racisme; Féminisme; France;

   Abstract : Since summer 2016 France has experienced several episodes of “moral panic” about a three-pieces swimsuit worn by Muslim women, the “burkini”, whether on the occasion of attempts to ban it from beaches, or on the opposite to allow it in the swimming pools. These Islamophobic expressions are part of a French history of shaping the figure of “Muslim women”, controlling their bodies through their clothing, from “veil” to “burkini”, and silencing them. READ MORE

5. 4. Tensions between Religion and Feminism in Muslim Communities in Mallorca : A Qualitative Analysis of Women’s Lived Experiences

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Lola Abrahams; [2023]
   Keywords : Women in Islam; Islamic Feminism; Secular Feminism; Gender Roles;

   Abstract : This thesis delves into the relationship between religion and feminism in the context of Muslim women residing in Mallorca. The study conducts a qualitative analysis to evaluate the impact of defined gender roles on their everyday experiences. READ MORE

6. 5. PROTECTIVE MASCULINITY’ AND THE POPULIST RADICAL RIGHT

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kathina Mehring; [2022-10-03]
   Keywords : Protective masculinity; foreign masculinity; populist radical right; Western Europe;

   Abstract : Although the gender gap in populist radical right electoral support has been examined extensively over the last decades, little scholarly attention has been paid to the role that gender – as opposed to sex – plays in shaping political attitudes and behaviour. Concurrently with the gendered element of populist radical right support being heavily undertheorized, the gender ideology of the party family is frequently disregarded. READ MORE