Amal Miri
Biographic Data
| ID | 1264089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amal Miri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amal |
| FAMILY NAME | Miri |
| SIGNATURE | MIRI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Antwerp |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2126-0747 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
We are already strong, do we really need to prove that again?” Migrantised women’s situated meanings of “gender empowerment” in Belgium
Many governments, civil society organisations (CSOs), and policy makers promote “gender empowerment,” as part of larger policies on gender equality, inclusion, and equal opportunities in society. In Belgium, civil society organisations are prominent actors to realise such empowerment. However, less is known about the situated meanings of the concept of “empowerment.” This study investigates how migrantised women participating in civil society org…
De ‘quwa’ of kracht om creatief om te gaan met barrières
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
I am still waiting for my papers but ʾinna Allāha maʿa al-ṣābirīn
Building on postcolonial, feminist and gendered migration theories and the ‘turn to mobility’ this article aims to explore the agency of so-called low-skilled Moroccan female marriage migrants in Flanders (Belgium). More precisely, it aims to study how religious temporality plays a role and how it shapes their experiences in a specific context of migration and precariousness. It questions how these women invoke a religious temporality in confront…
Blurring Ethnic and Cultural Boundaries
This paper studies how artists and cultural producers with a migration history inherently feel they belong to the Flemish artistic and cultural scene. These artists continue to shape this scene while navigating existing ethnic and cultural boundaries. A postmigrant analysis of 15 interviews conducted in Flanders was used to move beyond research on people with a migration history as mere subjects of study. Instead, we wanted to focus on migrant su…
When Mom left for Mars’
Current discourses in Belgian politics about Moroccan Muslim women are deeply rooted in the first-generation family reunification policies of the 1960s. Today, (marriage) migrant women are still commonly described as victims of their ‘backward’ religious traditions and in need of protection for the sake of themselves, their children and society. Looking at the implications of these views for the women concerned, this article discusses the unique …
Working ‘with’ or ‘on’ Moroccan migrant mothers
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Working “With” or “On” Moroccan Migrant Mothers
In the context of marriage migration, women are believed to be held back or constrained by their husbands, family and religion from integrating and partaking in (regular) citizenship and Dutch courses, which denies their agency as both wives and citizens. Additionally, their personal choice to become mothers is believed to exacerbate their position as passive citizens: becoming a mother supposedly leaves little time to invest in integration cours…
When my children were born, I started to love Belgium
Integration policies and citizenisation programmes tend to have narrow conceptions of 'good' citizenship and are often articulated alongside specific assumptions regarding different migrant groups. This study draws on the qualitative research of a unique citizenisation pilot programme in Flanders, Belgium. The programme offered the combination of language courses, citizenisation and education support, and specifically targeted low literate migran…
Bridging colonial feminist discourses and migrant women’s lived realities
Building on a discourse analysis of both policy documents and media statements by government and political representatives on the entangled topics of marriage migration and integration, this article starts by exploring the factual details and context of emergence of the 2011 renewed Belgian marriage migration policy. It will argue that these restrictive marriage migration policies are informed by the rise of a specific gendered and culturalised p…
White Innocence
This contribution is an interview with social and cultural anthropologist of Surinamese-Dutch background prof. dr. emerita Gloria Wekker. It discusses the debate that ensued in the Netherlands after the publication of her book White Innocence (2016), now translated in Dutch as Witte onschuld (2017). The interview covers the reception of the book, Wekker’s future work, and her legacy for the academic as well as public debates about gender and race…
When my children were born, I started to love Belgium
Integration policies and citizenisation programmes tend to have narrow conceptions of 'good' citizenship and are often articulated alongside specific assumptions regarding different migrant groups. This study draws on the qualitative research of a unique citizenisation pilot programme in Flanders, Belgium. The programme offered the combination of language courses, citizenisation and education support, and specifically targeted low literate migran…
White Innocence
This contribution is an interview with social and cultural anthropologist of Surinamese-Dutch background prof. dr. emerita Gloria Wekker. It discusses the debate that ensued in the Netherlands after the publication of her book White Innocence (2016), now translated in Dutch as Witte onschuld (2017). The interview covers the reception of the book, Wekker’s future work, and her legacy for the academic as well as public debates about gender and race…
When Mom left for Mars’
Current discourses in Belgian politics about Moroccan Muslim women are deeply rooted in the first-generation family reunification policies of the 1960s. Today, (marriage) migrant women are still commonly described as victims of their ‘backward’ religious traditions and in need of protection for the sake of themselves, their children and society. Looking at the implications of these views for the women concerned, this article discusses the unique …
White Innocence
This contribution is an interview with social and cultural anthropologist of Surinamese-Dutch background prof. dr. emerita Gloria Wekker. It discusses the debate that ensued in the Netherlands after the publication of her book White Innocence (2016), now translated in Dutch as Witte onschuld (2017). The interview covers the reception of the book, Wekker’s future work, and her legacy for the academic as well as public debates about gender and race…
Bridging colonial feminist discourses and migrant women’s lived realities
Building on a discourse analysis of both policy documents and media statements by government and political representatives on the entangled topics of marriage migration and integration, this article starts by exploring the factual details and context of emergence of the 2011 renewed Belgian marriage migration policy. It will argue that these restrictive marriage migration policies are informed by the rise of a specific gendered and culturalised p…
When my children were born, I started to love Belgium
Integration policies and citizenisation programmes tend to have narrow conceptions of 'good' citizenship and are often articulated alongside specific assumptions regarding different migrant groups. This study draws on the qualitative research of a unique citizenisation pilot programme in Flanders, Belgium. The programme offered the combination of language courses, citizenisation and education support, and specifically targeted low literate migran…
Working ‘with’ or ‘on’ Moroccan migrant mothers
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Working “With” or “On” Moroccan Migrant Mothers
In the context of marriage migration, women are believed to be held back or constrained by their husbands, family and religion from integrating and partaking in (regular) citizenship and Dutch courses, which denies their agency as both wives and citizens. Additionally, their personal choice to become mothers is believed to exacerbate their position as passive citizens: becoming a mother supposedly leaves little time to invest in integration cours…
When Mom left for Mars’
Current discourses in Belgian politics about Moroccan Muslim women are deeply rooted in the first-generation family reunification policies of the 1960s. Today, (marriage) migrant women are still commonly described as victims of their ‘backward’ religious traditions and in need of protection for the sake of themselves, their children and society. Looking at the implications of these views for the women concerned, this article discusses the unique …
De ‘quwa’ of kracht om creatief om te gaan met barrières
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
I am still waiting for my papers but ʾinna Allāha maʿa al-ṣābirīn
Building on postcolonial, feminist and gendered migration theories and the ‘turn to mobility’ this article aims to explore the agency of so-called low-skilled Moroccan female marriage migrants in Flanders (Belgium). More precisely, it aims to study how religious temporality plays a role and how it shapes their experiences in a specific context of migration and precariousness. It questions how these women invoke a religious temporality in confront…
Blurring Ethnic and Cultural Boundaries
This paper studies how artists and cultural producers with a migration history inherently feel they belong to the Flemish artistic and cultural scene. These artists continue to shape this scene while navigating existing ethnic and cultural boundaries. A postmigrant analysis of 15 interviews conducted in Flanders was used to move beyond research on people with a migration history as mere subjects of study. Instead, we wanted to focus on migrant su…
We are already strong, do we really need to prove that again?” Migrantised women’s situated meanings of “gender empowerment” in Belgium
Many governments, civil society organisations (CSOs), and policy makers promote “gender empowerment,” as part of larger policies on gender equality, inclusion, and equal opportunities in society. In Belgium, civil society organisations are prominent actors to realise such empowerment. However, less is known about the situated meanings of the concept of “empowerment.” This study investigates how migrantised women participating in civil society org…
Sociology (8 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (7 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Narrative (4 works) · History (3 works)