Negotiating gender, home and belonging ebook written by professor haideh moghissi, professor halleh ghorashi, professor maykel verkuyten. Cultural identity is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group. Tweet for some, sexual orientation andor gender identity is a controversial topic. Embodied intersectionality, transnationalism and narratives of identity and belonging among muslim women in britain. This paper posits that adolescence, as experienced by girls of immigrant diaspora groups, is complicated by issues of race, culture and nation that intersect with discourses of sex and gender. Migrants and diasporas are seen as agents of development, who not only remit money to their countries of origin, but also transfer ideas of political, social, and cultural change. Gender, culture and identity stands out as an interesting and useful. However, two essays, denise hellys opening overview of the term diaspora and mark goodmans essay on the forciblyexiled african americans as distinct from selfexiled diasporans, are not concerned with muslims at all and do not really contribute to the overall theme. The cultural consequences of this background are explored.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The events of september 11th, 2001 particularly illustrated the ways in which identities can be transformed across time and space by both global and local events of a social, cultural, political and economic nature. Diaspora, gender and belonging, abstract in recent years, geographies of identities, including those of ethnicity, religion, race and gender, have formed an increasing focus of contemporary human geography. African diaspora studies has historically attempted to theorize both material links of kinship, community, and culture that people maintain i. Gender roles in jewish and muslim cultures national. Education higher education program of study committee.
The graphs show the participants birth year and sex. An insider analysis by amani hamdan1 abtract studies focusing exclusively on the connection between arab muslim womens educational pursuits and their gender perceptions, and how their gender perceptions may have changed as a result of living in two different cultures, are rarely conducted. Jan 17, 2008 framing the event as a meeting between intellectuals and as the diaspora, conference participants were positioned as agents of development and change. The impact of islam as a religion and muslim women on gender equality. Islam and national identity in the bangladeshi diaspora. Bodies and cultures are dispersed across the globe everyday. In some cases where a woman is considered to have violated the codes that keep her or her familys sexual purity, her identity or behavior can and has led to socalled honor crimes including being subjected to violence, forced marriage and even killed. Figure 2 shows that women identify more with lebanese culture than men.
Challenging extremism through popular culture will enlighten the reader. Dec, 2009 is any movement of a population sharing common national and or ethnic identity. The place of diaspora associations in cities united nations. Religion in migration, diasporas and transnationalism.
Kibria also focuses on the complex significance of nationalitywith rich analyses of the diaspora, the role of gender and class, and the multiple identities of the migrants, she shows how nationality can be both a critical source of support and also of difficulty for many in their efforts to attain lives of dignity. Mea segments of our personalities will assist our understanding. Muslim diaspora identifies those aspects of migratory experience that. In this timely piece, kibria explains how bangladeshi muslim migrants and their families in starkly different destinations insert themselves into. Kurdish women in feminist transnational struggles shahrzad mojab discourses of islamsecularism and identitybuilding processes among turkish university youth. Hybridity and identity performance in diasporic context. Jewish religions and cultural identity has been greatly influenced by.
It is widely believed in muslim societies that homosexuality is forbidden in islam. The article argues that diaspora position is thereby linked to questions of identity, the recognition of status, and the enactment of proper and respectable masculinity. Figure 3 and figure 4 reveal that men identify more strongly with american and arab culture. It pitted different practitioners within nationalist terms. How muslim arab sudanese women negotiate their identity in the diaspora. Gender and equality in muslim family law over women was a given. Islam and national identity in the bangladeshi diaspora is a brilliant illustration of how global sociopolitical forces shape international migrants experiences and aspirations.
In this section, the spatial matrix for diasporic identity and media culture. A mustread for anyone interested in muslim cultures, this volume not only explores muslim identities through the lens of sexuality and gender their historical and contemporary transformations and local and global articulations but also interrogates our understanding of what constitutes a muslim identity in selected muslimmajority countries at this pivotal historical moment. Investing in cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue the united. I argue that notwithstanding elements of a shared culture and shared religion, there is. These writers, as black and female, occupy an ambiguous space of contested. Gender class ethnic origin national status a central aim is to understand diaspora as an agent of social and cultural change, particularly in its transformative impact on women. Professor cara aitchison is dean of the faculty of education and sport at the university of bedfordshire, uk. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Gender politics exist inevitably in all islamist movements that expect women to assume the burden of a largely maledefined tradition. Media, sexuality, and diaspora identity in the lives of south asian immigrant girls meenakshi gigi durham this paper posits that adolescence, as experienced by girls of immigrant diaspora groups, is complicated by issues of race, culture and nation that intersect with discourses of sex and gender. The also lack the opportunity and determination to create new. The impact of islam as a religion and muslim women on. Jul 17, 2015 the graphs show the participants birth year and sex.
In the muslim world, economic advancement depends upon womens empowerment. This is the first book to examine the connections between diaspora the movement, whether forced or voluntary, of a nation or group of people from one homeland to another and its representations in visual culture. Comparative literature and culture publishes scholarship in the humanities and. In this timely piece, kibria explains how bangladeshi muslim migrants and their families in starkly different destinations insert themselves into their host societies by organizing their community. Gender, culture and identity routledge islamic studies series kindle edition by moghissi, haideh. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Thus in order to investigate how the intersectional dynamics of race, gender and religion shape their ethnic identity and sense of self it is important to develop a conceptual framework for analysis which looks at the situated ways racialised and gendered boundaries are produced and experientially lived through a faith based muslim female. The use of cultural defence has been much discussed in the american context and has figured as one of the areas of. It illuminates the way in which diasporic muslim youth engage with, and are. Muslim diaspora identifies those aspects of migratory experience that shatter or reinforce a groups attachment to its homeland and affect its readiness to adapt to a new country. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading muslim diaspora. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. What are the different ways in which we can understand. Nov 10, 2008 african diaspora studies has historically attempted to theorize both material links of kinship, community, and culture that people maintain i. As a theoretical support for the aims of theorizing the viking age as a diaspora, this paper reflects on the impact of diaspora on identity, especially gender. Ask students to take notes on the key points they find about gender roles, including recording any questions that arise.
Zimbabwean migrants in britain abstract this article analyses the performative and lived realities of the zimbabwean diaspora in britain. The author explores the way in which both public and private spaces of the diaspora are important arenas in the construction and reconstruction of gendered identities. She argues that such a notion is not only being simplistically imposed by inhospitable climates in host societies after 911, but that a sort of collective identity andor group affiliation among this nominally muslim population is being accepted by diasporic muslims and does not always represent a healthy departure from the past. Gender and equality in muslim family law justice and. Moreover, the transnational movement of pakistanis has meant that as an area of study, pakistan is part of a global culture rather than being con. Haideh moghissi muslim diaspora gender, culture and identity. In recent years, geographies of identities, including those of ethnicity, religion, race and gender, have formed an increasing focus of contemporary human geography.
Recently, the development initiatives of socalled diasporas have gained the attention of policymakers, scholars, ngos, and migrants themselves. Nov 09, 2016 gender diaspora seems to be a relative experience throughout many women that seemed to be disconnected from the life they knew. Severson a thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science major. A qualitative investigation of religion, gender role beliefs, and culture in the lives of a select group of muslim men the psychology of men and masculinity has acknowledged that gender socialization not only influences the lives of women, but also the lives of men. Even in secular political movements in the muslim world notably those anticolonial national liberation movements where women were actively involved women have experiences since independence a general reversal of the gains made. Kurdish women in feminist transnational struggles shahrzad mojab discourses of islamsecularism and identity building processes among turkish university youth aylin akpinar. The contributors to this collection examine many dimensions of life in the diaspora and demonstrate that identity is always constructed in relation to others. This article explores the intersection of culture, religion and gender in the context of international and constitutional human rights law. The concept of gender is considered from three positions and within the. Antara perkara yang disentuh ialah perhubungan suamiisteri, cerai, poligami dan cara pergaulan dan pemakaian. Kibria also focuses on the complex significance of nationalitywith rich analyses of the diaspora, the role of gender and class, and the multiple identities of the migrants, she shows how nationality can be both a critical source of support and also of difficulty. Indeed, by attempting to break down the good versus bad muslim dichotomy that largely derives from western media reports, as well as political commentary, muslim youth in the diaspora. Pdf gender, material culture, and identity in the viking.
Redefining culture as a dynamic and evolving feature of human action, feminists stress that cultures are not static, establishing the constant. This paper examines the relations among gender, culture, and islam, and draws attention to the tensions that exist between concepts of cultural heritage and concepts of cultural freedoms in the arab region and elsewhere in the middle east. A qualitative investigation of religion, gender role beliefs. Depending on your access to student computers, have students work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to access and read the information on the provided websites about gender roles in jewish and muslim cultures. Of course the most significant source of gender identity development among children raised in muslim families is the very structure of the household as was previously discussed, which places a heavy emphasis on male domination and female subservience. While refugees may or may not ultimately settle in a new geographic location, the term diaspora refers to a permanently displaced and relocated collective. Can you please explain to our audience what the safra projects mission is as well as the meaning of the word safra. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. They show how religious identity in diaspora is mediated by many other factors such as. Gender, culture and identity routledge islamic studies series. Migration and transcultural identities european science foundation. The categorical markers including gender, sexuality, class, race, and ethnicity become reorganizations of belonging. Aug 24, 2012 the interface between gender and faith and its impact on educational choices and decisions are debated in the final sections to explore and understand the discourses and practices among the pakistani diaspora in the uk with regard to female education with specific focus on appropriation of religious discourses in the struggle for empowerment. A qualitative investigation of religion, gender role.
Gender, culture and identity and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read muslim diaspora in the west. A new cinema of the caribbean is emerging, joining the company of the other third cinemas. An angry and strong autoethnography of race, class, and gender. The graphs reveal that gender plays an important role in the relationship between overall cultural identity and age. Migration and diaspora are like gender not descriptive, objective categories, but analytical tools to name positions of power. In this course we discuss what gendering, diaspora and migration can imply as analytical not descriptive categories and how they are constructed interdependently by. Taken within the context of ethnic, cultural andor religious backgrounds these controversies become even more complex. Gender in islamic cultures nonfiction works on gender, sex, and sexuality in muslimmajority regions and diaspora communities. Peter hopkins is lecturer in social geography, university of newcastle upon tyne and meipo kwan is distinguished professor of social and behavioral sciences in the department of geography at the ohio state university, usa. The impact of islam as a religion and muslim women on gender. The case for gender equality in the muslim world business. The clash between religious or cultural autonomy and.
Feb 02, 2015 gender identity development in children. The islamic religion is well known for its universal laws of abstinence before marriage, no toleration of alcohol, and other such distinctions. In terms of globalization theory, sexuality is conceptualized as a locus of cultural hybridization. The term cultural identity is overused but poorly defined. The interface between gender and faith and its impact on educational choices and decisions are debated in the final sections to explore and understand the discourses and practices among the pakistani diaspora in the uk with regard to female education with specific focus on appropriation of religious discourses in the struggle for empowerment. Muslim and australian identity among australianborn muslims, islam and christianmuslim relations, 2011, 22, 4. In my last article i explained that both the masculine and feminine principles possessed unique characteristics. However, before describing gender characteristics an explanation of the a. Scholarship on various aspects of muslim diasporas is increasing, generating conferences, monographs, papers, and edited volumes. In a new sociocultural environment, migrant identities are constantly repositioned. Gender, seksualiti, islam, wasatiyyah, alquran, hadis abstract this article deals with issues of gender and sexuality from the perspective of. Gender diaspora seems to be a relative experience throughout many women that seemed to be disconnected from the life they knew. Gender and equality in muslim family law justice and ethics.