Muslims on the Margins

Creating Queer Religious Community in North America

Katrina Daly Thompson

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New York University Press
11 April 2023

Islam; Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships

Series: North American Religions

Offers vivid stories of nonconformist Muslim communities

The turn of the twenty-first century ushered in a wave of progressive Muslims, whose modern interpretations and practices transformed the public’s perception of who could follow the teachings of Islam. Muslims on the Margins tells the story of their even more radical descendants: nonconformists who have reinterpreted their religion and created space for queer, trans, and nonbinary identities within Islam.

Katrina Daly Thompson draws extensively from conversations and interviews conducted both in person in North America and online in several international communities. Writing in a compelling narrative style that centers the real experiences and diverse perspectives of nonconformist Muslims, Thompson illustrates how these radical Muslims are forming a community dedicated to creative reinterpretations of their religion, critical questioning of established norms, expansive inclusion of those who are queer in various ways, and the creation of different religious futures. Muslims on the Margins is a powerful account of how Muslims are forging new traditions and setting precedents for a more inclusive community— one that is engaged with tradition, but not beholden to it.

By: Katrina Daly Thompson
Imprint: New York University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781479814329
ISBN 10: 1479814326
Series: North American Religions
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 11 April 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katrina Daly Thompson is Evjue-Bascom Professor in the Humanities and Professor of African Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The author of Popobawa: Tanzanian Talk, Global Misreadings, their recent work has appeared in American Anthropologist, Language and Communication, and the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology.

Reviews for Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America

"""Masterfully engages with scholarship from many different disciplines. Muslims on the Margins makes several significant scholarly interventions and is an especially important and necessary addition to the literature on queer Muslims and North American religions."" -- Ahmed Afzal, California State University, Fullerton ""Timely and beautifully written. An impressive book whose insights are as compelling as they are significant."" -- Elizabeth Pérez, University of California, Santa Barbara"