Essays about: "islamophobia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the word islamophobia.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. #Laïcité on Twitter : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Hashtag #Laïcité and Its Use in Discourses on Islam in the French Republic

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Anne-Laurence Hamer; [2023]
    Keywords : Laïcité; Twitter; Critical Discourse Analysis; Hashtag; Twitterisation; Islamophobia; Secularism; France;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the Twitter discourse surrounding French secularism, referred to as laïcité, and its interplay with Islam in France. The research aims to provide an in-depth synchronic analysis of patterns and Twitter users’ language and rhetoric when discussing the principle. READ MORE

  4. 3. Islamophobia and Law Enforcement : Police officers’ attitudes toward Muslims and Islam in Greece

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Konstantinos Lamprousis; [2022]
    Keywords : Islamophobia; Law enforcement; attitudes towards Muslims; quantitative research;

    Abstract : This study investigated law enforcement officers' personal beliefs and attitudes toward Muslims and Islam in Greece. Primary survey data collected directly from forty-eight active police officers in Greece, from different gender, age group and management level. READ MORE

  5. 4. Imperial Geopolitics in Kamila Shamsie’s Burnt Shadows: From Islamism and Islamophobia to Postcolonial Islam

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Shyamal Chandra Barman; [2022]
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    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between imperial geopolitics and Islam in Burnt Shadows (2009) by Kamila Shamsie. The time frame of Burnt Shadows covers more than fifty years ranging from 9th August 1945 to the attack on the world trade center and the aftermath of the historical 9/11 incident. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Hijab Debate in Sweden

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

    Author : Laurenta Kofrc; [2022]
    Keywords : Hijab; ban; Sweden; Muslim; covering; veil.;

    Abstract : The current debates on abolishing hijabs in the European Union have seen many countries absolish headscarves. Nations including France, Belgium, and Austria are among the countries that have banned hijabs in public spaces. However, in Sweden, various bills have been presented in the parliament. READ MORE