The veil under attack: Gendered dimensions of Islamophobic victimization

International Review of Victimology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-284

  Chakraborti, Neil ^a   Zempi, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anti Muslim hostility; Islamophobia; Muslim women; targeted victimization; veil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875535503     PISSN: 02697580     EISSN: 20479433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269758012446983     Document Type: Article

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