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Religion, Citizenship and Participation
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Abstract This article analyses the increasing participation of Muslim women in mosques in Norway in light of current discourses on citizenship, gender and migration. It discusses how various processes in the mosques can be interpreted as contradictory and complex by sometimes increasing the participation of ... view more
This article analyses the increasing participation of Muslim women in mosques in Norway in light of current discourses on citizenship, gender and migration. It discusses how various processes in the mosques can be interpreted as contradictory and complex by sometimes increasing the participation of women and promoting liberation, while at other times constraining women'ss activities through various forms of discipline and control. Women are vital for the building of religious institutions among Muslim immigrant communities, and they are slowly achieving more space in such institutions. They are also being included in new forms of participation in some mosques. Recently, some Muslim women in Norway have made public calls for the reinterpretation of the Qur'an in ways that are more inclusive towards women. Despite pressures from both within and outside the mosques, however, Muslim congregations in Norway can still be described as patriarchal gender regimes where the participation and citi- zenship of women depends on the willingness of men to include them.... view less
Keywords
religion
Free Keywords
citizenship; gender regime; mosque; Muslim women;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 241-260
Journal
European Journal of Women's Studies, 15 (2008) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506808091506
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)