IntLawGrrls: "The Politics of the Veil"
Written by admin on February 28, 2008 – 8:08 am -This belies the fact that the headscarf and related articles of Islamic clothing (a useful guide may be found here) are in many ways unstable signifiers. Some who choose to wear the headscarf or other coverings find support—if not an … may express nostalgia for a homeland (perhaps never known), operate as a fashion statement or a form of adolescent rebellion against assimilationist parents, or assert an ethnic or religious identity against perceived cultural hegemony Read the original: IntLawGrrls: "The Politics of the Veil" Read More →
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M of A - Exceptionalism
Written by admin on February 4, 2008 – 8:12 am -And not that the civil war resolved the issue, but is indicative more importantly, of the range of tribal affiliation American exceptionalism can assume, both in terms identity and policy. View original post here: M of A - Exceptionalism Read More →
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The “I’m Just a Muslim” Muslim, Pt 1 « A Singular Voice
Written by admin on February 3, 2008 – 11:17 pm -Most insidious of all about this philosophy is that it does not preclude, and indeed almost always facilitates, African American Muslims assuming the cultural and ethnic identity of other peoples in a sad and mistaken belief that this alone confers upon them ….. For example, there is nothing wrong with an Arab wearing their cultural clothes or eating their cultural food, but they should not force it on the rest of us as THE “Islamic” clothing or THE “Islamic” food. Go here to read the rest: The “I’m Just a Muslim” Muslim, Pt 1 « A Singular Voice Read More →
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