Fauzia Ahmad
Biographic Data
| ID | 3797585 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fauzia Ahmad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fauzia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahmad |
| SIGNATURE | AHMAD F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1446-5154 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Graduating towards marriage? Attitudes towards marriage and relationships among university-educated British Muslim women
This paper examines educated British South Asian Muslim women's conceptualisations, experiences of, and attitudes towards relationships and contemporary Muslim matrimonial practices, and notions of love and ‘Islamic’ or ‘halal’ relationships. Following a brief critique of representations of ‘arranged marriages’, this paper explores the shift from parentally arranged matrimonial matches to the highly individualised and commercialised matrimonial e…
Muslim Women’s Experiences of Higher Education in Britain
I explore British South Asian Muslim women’s experiences of higher education and how it impacts identity construction and negotiation. Through semi-structured interviews with thirty-five undergraduate and post-graduate Muslim female university students, I reflect on their perceived and actual experiences. By stressing how representations of them influence their participation and experiences, I analyze how individual subjectivities are mediated an…
British Muslim Perspectives on Multiculturalism
We explore aspects of what it means to be a 'moderate' Muslim in Britain. Based on interviews with 21 Muslim intellectuals or those active in public or community debates (not all of whom were happy with the term 'moderate Muslims'), we examine what these Muslims think about multiculturalism. While there is a variety of views, the respondents are promulticulturalism as long as it includes faith as a dimension of 'difference', something they believ…
British Muslim Perceptions and Opinions on News Coverage of September 11
This paper examines the responses of a small sample of self-identified British Muslims from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and age groups to the reporting of the events of 11 September 2001. Detailed semi-structured interviews, supplemented by e-mailed responses to a related questionnaire, revealed varied terrestrial and satellite viewing patterns. There were distinct perceptions of Eurocentric and US bias in the Western media, and this correspo…
Rethinking Muslim Women and the Veil: Challenging Historical and Modern Stereotypes by Katherine Bullock (London: Iiit, 2002. 320 pages.)
Much has been written about Muslim women, dress, hijabs, veils, and, more recently, burqas. Bullock's book, based on her doctoral work with 16Muslim women in Canada, critically examines the western media's representations and perceptions of the veil. What perhaps marks this book as different from many others focusing on the "ubiquitous veil" is not just that Bullock converted to Islam during the course of her study, but her embed dedness in the …
Modern Traditions? British Muslim Women and Academic Achievement
Participation rates in higher education for British South Asian Muslim women are steadily increasing. The aim of this article, therefore, is to explore motivations and influences for entering higher education and to consider how these may contribute to current discourses surrounding Muslim women in Britain. The possible impact higher education may have on their future relationships and lifestyle choices is also briefly considered. Various notions…
New Landscapes of Religion in the West
Set within the grand and lush surroundings of Mansfield College, OxfordUniversity, and hosted by the Department of Geography, this conference,held between September 27-29,20o0, attracted some of Europe’s key academicsfrom such varied disciplines as human geography, social anthropology,theology, and sociology. They met to discuss the creation andassertion, by minorities, of religious spaces in the West. About thirty tothirty-five participants disc…
Modern Traditions? British Muslim Women and Academic Achievement
Participation rates in higher education for British South Asian Muslim women are steadily increasing. The aim of this article, therefore, is to explore motivations and influences for entering higher education and to consider how these may contribute to current discourses surrounding Muslim women in Britain. The possible impact higher education may have on their future relationships and lifestyle choices is also briefly considered. Various notions…
British Muslim Perspectives on Multiculturalism
We explore aspects of what it means to be a 'moderate' Muslim in Britain. Based on interviews with 21 Muslim intellectuals or those active in public or community debates (not all of whom were happy with the term 'moderate Muslims'), we examine what these Muslims think about multiculturalism. While there is a variety of views, the respondents are promulticulturalism as long as it includes faith as a dimension of 'difference', something they believ…
Graduating towards marriage? Attitudes towards marriage and relationships among university-educated British Muslim women
This paper examines educated British South Asian Muslim women's conceptualisations, experiences of, and attitudes towards relationships and contemporary Muslim matrimonial practices, and notions of love and ‘Islamic’ or ‘halal’ relationships. Following a brief critique of representations of ‘arranged marriages’, this paper explores the shift from parentally arranged matrimonial matches to the highly individualised and commercialised matrimonial e…
British Muslim Perceptions and Opinions on News Coverage of September 11
This paper examines the responses of a small sample of self-identified British Muslims from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and age groups to the reporting of the events of 11 September 2001. Detailed semi-structured interviews, supplemented by e-mailed responses to a related questionnaire, revealed varied terrestrial and satellite viewing patterns. There were distinct perceptions of Eurocentric and US bias in the Western media, and this correspo…
Modern Traditions? British Muslim Women and Academic Achievement
Participation rates in higher education for British South Asian Muslim women are steadily increasing. The aim of this article, therefore, is to explore motivations and influences for entering higher education and to consider how these may contribute to current discourses surrounding Muslim women in Britain. The possible impact higher education may have on their future relationships and lifestyle choices is also briefly considered. Various notions…
Modern Traditions? British Muslim Women and Academic Achievement
Participation rates in higher education for British South Asian Muslim women are steadily increasing. The aim of this article, therefore, is to explore motivations and influences for entering higher education and to consider how these may contribute to current discourses surrounding Muslim women in Britain. The possible impact higher education may have on their future relationships and lifestyle choices is also briefly considered. Various notions…
New Landscapes of Religion in the West
Set within the grand and lush surroundings of Mansfield College, OxfordUniversity, and hosted by the Department of Geography, this conference,held between September 27-29,20o0, attracted some of Europe’s key academicsfrom such varied disciplines as human geography, social anthropology,theology, and sociology. They met to discuss the creation andassertion, by minorities, of religious spaces in the West. About thirty tothirty-five participants disc…
Modern Traditions? British Muslim Women and Academic Achievement
Participation rates in higher education for British South Asian Muslim women are steadily increasing. The aim of this article, therefore, is to explore motivations and influences for entering higher education and to consider how these may contribute to current discourses surrounding Muslim women in Britain. The possible impact higher education may have on their future relationships and lifestyle choices is also briefly considered. Various notions…
Rethinking Muslim Women and the Veil: Challenging Historical and Modern Stereotypes by Katherine Bullock (London: Iiit, 2002. 320 pages.)
Much has been written about Muslim women, dress, hijabs, veils, and, more recently, burqas. Bullock's book, based on her doctoral work with 16Muslim women in Canada, critically examines the western media's representations and perceptions of the veil. What perhaps marks this book as different from many others focusing on the "ubiquitous veil" is not just that Bullock converted to Islam during the course of her study, but her embed dedness in the …
British Muslim Perceptions and Opinions on News Coverage of September 11
This paper examines the responses of a small sample of self-identified British Muslims from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and age groups to the reporting of the events of 11 September 2001. Detailed semi-structured interviews, supplemented by e-mailed responses to a related questionnaire, revealed varied terrestrial and satellite viewing patterns. There were distinct perceptions of Eurocentric and US bias in the Western media, and this correspo…
Muslim Women’s Experiences of Higher Education in Britain
I explore British South Asian Muslim women’s experiences of higher education and how it impacts identity construction and negotiation. Through semi-structured interviews with thirty-five undergraduate and post-graduate Muslim female university students, I reflect on their perceived and actual experiences. By stressing how representations of them influence their participation and experiences, I analyze how individual subjectivities are mediated an…
British Muslim Perspectives on Multiculturalism
We explore aspects of what it means to be a 'moderate' Muslim in Britain. Based on interviews with 21 Muslim intellectuals or those active in public or community debates (not all of whom were happy with the term 'moderate Muslims'), we examine what these Muslims think about multiculturalism. While there is a variety of views, the respondents are promulticulturalism as long as it includes faith as a dimension of 'difference', something they believ…
Graduating towards marriage? Attitudes towards marriage and relationships among university-educated British Muslim women
This paper examines educated British South Asian Muslim women's conceptualisations, experiences of, and attitudes towards relationships and contemporary Muslim matrimonial practices, and notions of love and ‘Islamic’ or ‘halal’ relationships. Following a brief critique of representations of ‘arranged marriages’, this paper explores the shift from parentally arranged matrimonial matches to the highly individualised and commercialised matrimonial e…
Sociology (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Islam (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Negotiation (4 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (3 works) · Higher education (3 works)