Description
An ethnographic study of the lives of Somali Muslim women in the United Kingdom.
About the Author
Giulia Liberatore is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Sociology, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and the Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Reviews
In this fine ethnography, Giulia Liberatore traces Somali women's explorations of their Islamic tradition across generations and across London, as they critically assess diverse teachers and preachers. All those interested in Muslims in the West should read this lucid and penetrating analysis. * John R. Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis, USA *
At the heart of this ethnography lies the ways in which Somali women in London strive to embody new forms of moral Muslim womanhood in an environment that, even as it offers opportunities, also stereotypes and others them. Thoughtfully conceptualized and contextualized, skilfully woven into the wider historiographies on Somalia and the Somali and Muslim diaspora, and couched in vivid and accessible language, this book is a must-read for specialist and general readers alike. * Lidwien Kapteijns, Wellesley College, USA *
In this important and detailed contribution, Liberatore very much gives the floor to her research participants. What emerges perhaps challenges some of the conventional thought around Islam and Muslims in Britain, and certainly ensures that British Somali Muslims cannot be an afterthought in British Muslim identity politics or research agendas. * Nasar Meer, University of Edinburgh, UK *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350094628
Author Giulia Liberatore
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 100g