Veiled Threats : Representing the Muslim Woman in Public Policy Discourses / / Naaz Rashid.
The book looks at how ‘the Muslim woman’ is socially constructed through an analysis of contemporary racialized and gendered policy narratives in the UK. It is focused on Prevent, the UK’s counter-terrorism agenda, established after the London bombings in 2005. It examines specific initiatives to ‘e...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Bristol, England ;, Chicago, Illinois : : Policy Press,, 2016. ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
| Notes: | Previously issued in print: 2016. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- About the author
- Veiled threats?
- 'Muslim women: your country needs you!' Gendering the UK's 'War on Terror'
- Gendered nationalisms: the 'true' clash of civilisations?
- Tales of the city: diversity in diversity, working between and within local differences
- Giving the silent majority a stronger voice?
- As a mother and a Muslim: maternalism and neoliberal empowerment
- A community of communities: privileging religion
- The Muslim woman: victims of oppression or agents of change?
- Some reflections on Prevent
- Bibliography
- Index