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Fighting Hislam

Women, Faith and Sexism

Susan Carland

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English
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
01 May 2017
The Muslim community that is portrayed to the West is a misogynist's playground; within the Muslim community, feminism is often regarded with sneering hostility.

Yet between those two views there is a group of Muslim women many do not believe exists- a diverse bunch who fight sexism from within, as committed to the fight as they are to their faith. Hemmed in by Islamophobia and sexism, they fight against sexism with their minds, words and bodies. Often, their biggest weapon is their religion.

Here, Carland talks with Muslim women about how they are making a stand for their sex, while holding fast to their faith.

At a time when the media trumpets scandalous revelations about life for women from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia, Muslim women are always spoken about and over, never with. In Fighting Hislam, that ends.

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Imprint:   MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 232mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   260g
ISBN:   9780522870350
ISBN 10:   052287035X
Pages:   277
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Susan Carland has a PhD from MonashUniversity and is a lecturer and researcher at the National Centre for Australian Studies. In 2012 she was named as part of the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices by The Age. She has also been listed on the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World list, and as a 'Muslim Leader of Tomorrow' by the UN Alliance of Civilizations. She is a regular paperreviewer and Friday panelist on ABC TV's News Breakfast.

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