Gender Activism in Salafism A Case Study of Salafi Women in Tunis
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| Publication date | 2016 |
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| Book title | Salafism After the Arab Awakening |
| Book subtitle | Contending with People's Power |
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| Pages (from-to) | 178-204 |
| Publisher | New York, NY: Oxford University Press |
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| Abstract | The appeal Salafism has on some women is overshadowed by national and international interest in their male counterparts, particularly the jihadi current. This chapter is on the contrary based on the individual understandings of participation of "ordinary" female Tunisian Salafis. By challenging the dominant liberal discourse about women and participation in conservative religious movements, the chapter argues that Salafi women's practices and discourses have to be taken seriously on matters related to political and social participation in post-revolutionary Tunisia. |
| Document type | Chapter |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190274993.003.0012
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