Veiled Threats : Representing the Muslim Woman in Public Policy Discourses

Veiled Threats Representing the Muslim Woman in Public Policy Discourses

The book looks at how ‘the Muslim woman’ is socially constructed through an analysis of contemporary racialized and gendered policy narratives in the UK. It is focused on Prevent, the UK’s counter-terrorism agenda, established after the London bombings in 2005. It examines specific initiatives to ‘e...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rashid, Naaz, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK Policy Press 2008
Bristol, England ; Chicago, Illinois : 2016.
Subjects:
Terrorism > Political aspects.
Muslims.
Muslim women.
Muslims > Great Britain.
Muslim women > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421985306719
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the author
  • Veiled threats?
  • 'Muslim women: your country needs you!' Gendering the UK's 'War on Terror'
  • Gendered nationalisms: the 'true' clash of civilisations?
  • Tales of the city: diversity in diversity, working between and within local differences
  • Giving the silent majority a stronger voice?
  • As a mother and a Muslim: maternalism and neoliberal empowerment
  • A community of communities: privileging religion
  • The Muslim woman: victims of oppression or agents of change?
  • Some reflections on Prevent
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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