E Saidi Moqadam
Biographic Data
| ID | 5236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E Saidi Moqadam |
| GIVEN NAMES | E Saidi |
| FAMILY NAME | Moqadam |
| SIGNATURE | MOQADAM E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wayne State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6452-2615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Racialization and claiming Whiteness among Iranian Americans in Kentucky
In the light of Trump-era American racial politics, Iranian Americans in rural Kentucky have adeptly rearticulated their racial positionings by navigating the intricate interplay of discourses on race. Through this process, they have challenged dominant U.S. discourses on race generated by the political dynamics since the 1970s, casting doubt upon the Whiteness of Middle Easterners. Despite their racial ambiguity between the U.S. Census and post-…
Embracing “Dethroned” Islam
This article builds on and contributes to current discussions on the study of Islam as an American religion by using the Iranian American experience in Kentucky as an ethnographic focal point for analyzing the positionality of “lay” Muslims toward clerical authority. The resurgence of Muslim racialization during the Trump era reminded Iranian Americans that their commitment to American national belonging necessitated a sustained demonstration of …
Guardianship in Transition
This article engages with current discussions on Islamic authority, proposing an approach that regards the bottom-up experiences, agency, and exegetical intervention of ordinary practitioners as equivalent to those of experts. Focusing on guardianship, this article examines how Iranians understand and transform this Quranic concept within the specific context of Kentucky, and how these understandings are shaped by observing local Christian practi…
Islam nuanced
In search of 'cultural invisibility
Within the Iranian-American community in rural Kentucky, pre-migratory ideas and practices from the homeland play crucial roles in community formation. They use their compromised pre-migratory identities, middle-class achievements, and adherence to local norms to create a community composed of cultural citizens. Drawing upon their upwardly mobile middle-class status, my interlocutors challenged local racialization dynamics while adopting local no…
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In search of 'cultural invisibility
Within the Iranian-American community in rural Kentucky, pre-migratory ideas and practices from the homeland play crucial roles in community formation. They use their compromised pre-migratory identities, middle-class achievements, and adherence to local norms to create a community composed of cultural citizens. Drawing upon their upwardly mobile middle-class status, my interlocutors challenged local racialization dynamics while adopting local no…
Islam nuanced
Racialization and claiming Whiteness among Iranian Americans in Kentucky
In the light of Trump-era American racial politics, Iranian Americans in rural Kentucky have adeptly rearticulated their racial positionings by navigating the intricate interplay of discourses on race. Through this process, they have challenged dominant U.S. discourses on race generated by the political dynamics since the 1970s, casting doubt upon the Whiteness of Middle Easterners. Despite their racial ambiguity between the U.S. Census and post-…
Embracing “Dethroned” Islam
This article builds on and contributes to current discussions on the study of Islam as an American religion by using the Iranian American experience in Kentucky as an ethnographic focal point for analyzing the positionality of “lay” Muslims toward clerical authority. The resurgence of Muslim racialization during the Trump era reminded Iranian Americans that their commitment to American national belonging necessitated a sustained demonstration of …
Guardianship in Transition
This article engages with current discussions on Islamic authority, proposing an approach that regards the bottom-up experiences, agency, and exegetical intervention of ordinary practitioners as equivalent to those of experts. Focusing on guardianship, this article examines how Iranians understand and transform this Quranic concept within the specific context of Kentucky, and how these understandings are shaped by observing local Christian practi…
Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Racialization (4 works) · Islam (3 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Citizenship (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works)