Muslim women in the United Kingdom and beyond [electronic resource] /
[edited by] Tansin Benn, Haifaa Jawad.
- Boston, MA : Brill, c2003.
- xxv, 178 p. ; 25 cm.
- Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ; v. 2 .
- Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ; v. 2. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Muslim women in the United Kingdom and beyond : setting the scene / Historical and contemporary perspectives of Muslim women living in the west / Muslim women : some western fiction / Adjusting the tie that binds : challenges facing Muslim women in America / The Mecca of gender equality : Muslim Women in Sweden / Experiences, needs, and potential of new Muslim women in Britain / Choice and opportunity : supporting young Muslim women's career aspirations / Muslim women talking : experiences of their early teaching careers / Muslim women teachers : life histories, identities, and citizenship / The way forward / Tansin Benn and Haifaa Jawad -- Haifaa Jawad -- Irene Donohoue Clyne -- Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and Jane I. Smith -- Ann-Sofie Roald -- Harfiyah Abdel Haleem -- Barrie A. Irving ... [et al.] -- Tansin Benn -- Audrey Osler -- Tansin Benn and Haifaa Jawad.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Muslim women--Social conditions--Great Britain--20th century. Muslim women--Social conditions--Europe--20th century. Muslim women--Social conditions--United States--20th century. Sex role--Cross-cultural studies. Women's rights--Cross-cultural studies. Muslim women--Employment--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.