Contemporary Muslim Women\'s Socio-Political Lives

Homonationalism, Islam as anti-modern and anti-national
Lesbophobia and Islamophobia: Netherlands
By another sign Allah created for you: spouses from among yourselves, that you might live in peace with them, and planted love and kindness in your hearts. (30:21)
Conversion required for marriage, leading to rejection from country and rejection from religion
Islam as Political Resistance
Beirut, Lebanon
Piety modern vs. Western modern
Secularity vs. Religiosity
Nationalism as volunteerism
Muslim outward identity to resist Israeli expansion
Java, Indonesia
Secularism vs. Fundamentalism vs. Extremism
Political activism on campus
Subvert parents' and peers' expectations
Economic/professional discrimination

Lebanese Shia
Indonesian Youth
Egyptian Activist
Cairo, Egypt
Secularism vs. Anti-modern
Feminism, agency, and self-hood
Critique the government and foreign aid by providing social services

Monolithic?
Modern?
Review of Muslim Populations Around the World
Top 10 Muslim population (by number)
Indonesia
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
Egypt
Nigeria
Iran
Turkey
Algeria
Morocco
Other key countries
16. Saudi Arabia
18. China
40. Philippines
41. France
42. Palestine
51. United Kingdom
United States
Lebanon
75. Netherlands

Jamaat-e-Islami:
Pakistan & Bangladesh
Maududi (1903-1979): "Women are the mightiest fortress of Islamic culture."
Bangladesh BICS; Pakistan Women's Wing
Negotiate for educational and social opportunity: private Quranic study groups, higher education, careers, religious authority
2003 call for women to highest circles of Jamaat leadership
"O you who have attained to faith! Shall I point to you a bargain that will save you from grievous suffering [in this world and in the life to come]? You are to believe in God and His Apostle, and to strive hard in God's cause with your possessions and your lives: this is for your own good—if you but knew it!" Surah 10-11 (translated by Muhammah Asad)
Contemporary Muslim Women's Socio-Political Lives
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What is the burqa?
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India
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Exemplify "political participation not simply through modernist re-interpretations of Islam but, instead, with the avowed objective to harness the forces of modernization and bring them into conformity with Islam" (Amina Jamal)

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Secularism built in colonial past for Indonesia
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They Call Me Muslim (2006). Legal definition and rights vs. religious piety. Will talk about this more with Indonesia
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1.6 billion worldwide, Netherlands (75th spot) still has 900,000 Muslims
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Netherlands, France, Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia
Localized contexts and movements by no means speak for all Muslim women or all Muslim women in these countries
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