Women, violence and tradition : taking FGM and other practices to a secular state / edited by Tamsin Bradley.

Date:
[2011], ©2011
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Description

A look into contemporary life histories of women from ethnic minority communities in the West, focusing specifically on their experiences of under-researched cultural practices. The book gives insight into how ethnic minority women today navigate between their religious and cultural traditions and the secular state in which they live. The volume illuminates areas of tension and difficulty when some women actively try to reform aspects of their tradition while remaining fiercely loyal to their cultural identity. Other examples highlight how young women are choosing to endorse traditional practices, seeing this as an important way of demonstrating the legitimacy of their religion and culture in the face of increasing hostility.

Publication/Creation

London : Zed Books, [2011], ©2011.

Physical description

x, 213 pages ; 22 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-208) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Researching stories -- Somali memories of female genital mutilation / Isha Abulkadir -- Tales of Somali marriage in the UK / Ebyan Ahmed -- Domestic violence in Zimbabwe and the UK diaspora / Esline Dzumbunu -- Narratives of divorce amongst Bangladeshi women living in England / Noorjahan Begum -- Transnational accounts of dowry and caste : Hindu women tell their stories / Charlenie Naik -- The big taboo : stories of pre-marital relationships / Sana Khilji -- 'I wish I had taken her with me' : the lives of black and minority ethnic women facing-gender based violence / Hannana Siddiqui -- Conclusion.

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    History of Medicine
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  • 9781848139589
  • 1848139586
  • 9781848139596
  • 1848139594