'Out to get us': Queer Muslims and the clash of sexual civilisations in Australia

Contemporary Islam

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-97

  Abraham, Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Homosexuality; Islam; Multiculturalism; War on terror

Indexed keywords

EID: 62649168590     PISSN: 18720218     EISSN: 18720226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11562-008-0078-3     Document Type: Article

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