Sharia, Justice, and the Politics of Intimacy

In the war-ravaged decade following 9/11, every aspect of Muslim women’s lives has become a fulcrum of political contestation. From burka bans in Belgium to proposed Sharia bans in Oklahoma and Tennessee, saving Muslim women is advertised as a purported aim for broad and varied campaigns that in act...

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Main Author: Rafia Zakaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2012-01-01
Series:The ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts
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Online Access:http://www.asianetworkexchange.org/articles/7

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