Identities and agency in religious spheres: A study of British Muslim women's experience

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-380

  Bhimji, Fazila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; British muslim women; Identities; Mosques; Religious spheres

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FEMINISM; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; ISLAMISM; SOCIAL NETWORK; WOMENS STATUS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449379248     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663690903003850     Document Type: Article

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