Feminism as Islamophobia: a review of misogyny charges against Islam
One important feature of Islamophobia is to caricature Islam as misogynistic and oppressive to women and thus to advance imperialist hegemony. This “gendered Islamophobia” stigmatizes the religion even though, compared to other world religions, its treatment of women is arguably preferable and more...
Main Author: | Hasan, Md. Mahmudul |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IIUM Press
2012
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/24395/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24395/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24395/4/feminism_as_islamophobia.pdf |
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