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Acts and practices of citizenship: Muslim women’s activism in the UK

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posted on 2023-06-09, 11:47 authored by Aleksandra LewickiAleksandra Lewicki, Therese O'Toole
Drawing on the growing literature on Muslim women’s activism, this paper explores grammars of action that frame political mobilizations of Muslim women in the UK. By taking a broad view of political activism, we identify acts and practices of citizenship through which Muslim women activists engage with, reinterpret and challenge social norms. The article critically engages with dominant readings of post-migration minorities’ political mobilization through the lens of citizenship regimes and draws attention to more processual and agency-centred perspectives on citizenship. We focus on two salient themes that Bristol-based Muslim activists were concerned with: mobilizing against violence against women, manifested in the anti-FGM campaign by Integrate Bristol, and attempts to re-negotiate the terms of participation in religious spaces, manifested in claims for more inclusive mosques. In both instances, mobilization was not confined to the local community or national level, but supported by and embedded in related transnational struggles.

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  • Published

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Journal

Ethnic and Racial Studies

ISSN

0141-9870

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

40

Page range

152-171

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  • Sociology and Criminology Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-01-26

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-01-26

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-01-26

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