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    Queer Muslim Women: On Diaspora, Islam, and Identity

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    Author
    Alsayyad, Ayisha
    Issue Date
    2008
    Keywords
    queer
    lesbian
    Muslim
    diaspora
    Middle East
    Islam
    Advisor
    Kennedy, Elizabeth L
    Committee Chair
    Kennedy, Elizabeth L
    
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    The University of Arizona.
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    Abstract
    In this thesis, women who identify as both queer and Muslims living in North America tell their stories of family, religion, and home. These immigrants and first generation Westerners describe their identities in an effort to acknowledge the difficulties that can accompany being both Muslim in the diaspora in a time when religious and political tensions are aimed at the Middle East. While each has a unique life history, the participants represented here challenge assumptions about the "inherent" contradictions that are assume to exist for those who are both Muslim and queer due to constructions of Islam as sexually and socially conservative. They also offer insight into the usefulness of the current international LGBTQ movement for Muslim lesbians. Using the in-depth interviews from eight women, as well as several first-person published narratives, the aim of this research is to explore how each of these individuals to experience their identities in the diaspora.
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    Degree Name
    MA
    Degree Level
    masters
    Degree Program
    Women's Studies
    Graduate College
    Degree Grantor
    University of Arizona
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