Let’s Talk about Gender: Women’s Narratives of Moving Out of Islam in Contemporary Europe

Within Europe, gender and Islam have a complex and often polarised discursive history. Whilst some find only repression of women in patriarchal and religious structures, others hail Islam as the birthplace of emancipation. This article explores the experiences of women who have moved out of Islam in...

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Main Author: Vliek, Maria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Religion & gender
Year: 2023, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 227-253
Further subjects:B Deconversion
B Islam
B Gender
B Embodiment
B Islam in Europe
B ex-Muslim
B former Muslims
B moving out of Islam
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