This book is a valuable contribution to the growing body of research on the
experiences and identities of British Muslim women. Intersections between
gender, ethnicity, and Islam only became a prominent theme in British social
sciences when the need for a careful and fair investigation of Muslim women’s
realities arose during the last decade due to the unfolding of several Islamoriented
policy debates (i.e., politicians’ critiques of the niqab) and the introduction
of legislation designed to tackle “violent extremism” and “honor
crimes.” The way these matters were represented in the media and policy documents
has recycled and reinforced the age-old Orientalist stereotypes of Muslim
women as silent and passive victims of patriarchal oppression.
Source: American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences