Marwa Abdalla
Biographic Data
| ID | 5503142 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marwa Abdalla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marwa |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdalla |
| SIGNATURE | ABDALLA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3838-2687 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Noor Ghazal Aswad, Searching for Solidarity: Revolutionary Dreams and Radical Social Movements
Greater than fear”: Theorizing affective blockage in social movement rhetoric
Created by street artist Shepard Fairey, the protest poster, “We the People are Greater than Fear,” emerged as a powerful visual response to the 2016 election of Donald Trump. Though celebrated as a progressive symbol of inclusion, we argue the poster, perhaps unwittingly, reinforces some of the very prejudices it seeks to confront by associating Muslimness with suspicion, foreignness, and fear. Using “Greater than Fear” as a case study, this ess…
I’m just trying to fill my kids up: Parents’ pre-emptive (re)construction of identities amidst rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States
This qualitative study examines 16 Muslim parents’ communication with their children after Donald Trump’s electoral victory and amidst increasing Islamophobic and anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States. Our analysis highlights communication interactions, informed by participants’ perceived demonization of Muslims in media and political discourses, intended to counter negative stereotypes and cultivate strength, confidence, and belonging in the…
My Islam be Black”: Resisting erasure, silence, and marginality at the intersection of race and religion
This study explores practices of digitally mediated critique and resistance at the intersection of race and religion. Drawing on theories of intersectionality, silence, erasure, and marginality, I analyze discourses from three online communities focused on Black Muslim experiences within the US. Against the backdrop of systemic anti-Black racism and Islamophobia, my analysis highlights themes related to the (re)centering of Black Muslim experienc…
So, it’s like you’re swimming against the tide”: Didactic avowals and parenting as intersectional Muslim women in the United States
Muslim parents in the United States negotiate their intersecting identities and roles as parents amidst increasing (white) nationalism and anti-Muslim racism. In this qualitative study, we draw on cultural identity theory (CIT) to examine how sixteen cis-heterosexual/educated/able-bodied Muslim women parenting children in the United States make sense of their identity negotiations as individuals and parents. Our analysis identifies three overlapp…
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So, it’s like you’re swimming against the tide”: Didactic avowals and parenting as intersectional Muslim women in the United States
Muslim parents in the United States negotiate their intersecting identities and roles as parents amidst increasing (white) nationalism and anti-Muslim racism. In this qualitative study, we draw on cultural identity theory (CIT) to examine how sixteen cis-heterosexual/educated/able-bodied Muslim women parenting children in the United States make sense of their identity negotiations as individuals and parents. Our analysis identifies three overlapp…
My Islam be Black”: Resisting erasure, silence, and marginality at the intersection of race and religion
This study explores practices of digitally mediated critique and resistance at the intersection of race and religion. Drawing on theories of intersectionality, silence, erasure, and marginality, I analyze discourses from three online communities focused on Black Muslim experiences within the US. Against the backdrop of systemic anti-Black racism and Islamophobia, my analysis highlights themes related to the (re)centering of Black Muslim experienc…
I’m just trying to fill my kids up: Parents’ pre-emptive (re)construction of identities amidst rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States
This qualitative study examines 16 Muslim parents’ communication with their children after Donald Trump’s electoral victory and amidst increasing Islamophobic and anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States. Our analysis highlights communication interactions, informed by participants’ perceived demonization of Muslims in media and political discourses, intended to counter negative stereotypes and cultivate strength, confidence, and belonging in the…
Greater than fear”: Theorizing affective blockage in social movement rhetoric
Created by street artist Shepard Fairey, the protest poster, “We the People are Greater than Fear,” emerged as a powerful visual response to the 2016 election of Donald Trump. Though celebrated as a progressive symbol of inclusion, we argue the poster, perhaps unwittingly, reinforces some of the very prejudices it seeks to confront by associating Muslimness with suspicion, foreignness, and fear. Using “Greater than Fear” as a case study, this ess…
Noor Ghazal Aswad, Searching for Solidarity: Revolutionary Dreams and Radical Social Movements
Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Racism (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Identity (music (2 works)