The dars: : South Asian MuslimAamerican women negotiate identity

• Autores: Fariha Khan
• Localización: The Journal of American Folklore, ISSN-e 1535-1882, Vol. 128, Nº. 510, 2015, págs. 395-3411
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The predominant discourse surrounding Islam on the national landscape conceals the diversity of experiences for Muslim Americans. A close examination of the local landscape of a women's dars, or Quranic study group, contradicts gendered stereotypes. The dars gathering is a space of shared narratives, agency, and socialization. The nuanced reading of the discourse reveals a negotiation of religious and ethnic identity. Within their local communities, these groups of immigrant women are actively shaping their lives as distinctly South Asian Muslim American.