The Other Muslimah

Bibliographic Data

ID6147660
AuthorsDanielle Saad (Texas Tech University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume13
Issue3
Pages401-421
Publication date2015-10-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHawwa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1569-2078 • E-ISSN: 1569-2086
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15692086-12341290
OpenAlexW2173605419
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

Websites like Altmuslimah, which are run by women and focused on issues of salience to women’s lives, can offer a perspective that differs greatly from the discourse found on widely visited Islamic information sites. Online counter-narratives produced by women instead of about women call for a fresh look at orthodox traditions and interpretations of religious texts that limit the acceptable experiences of the diverse Muslim women worldwide, especially concerning converts and those living in non-Arab communities. As one of the most frequently contested issues for Muslim women, the hijab offers a way into how the dominant Muslim narrative frames what it means to be a believing woman in Islam and how counter-narratives provide women with ways to create their own meaning

Art · Epistemology · Islam · Literature · Meaning (existential · Narrative · Perspective (graphical · Salience (neuroscience · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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