New Book: Jennifer Selby, “Questioning French Secularism”

Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book examines how contemporary secularism in France is positioned as a guarantor of Muslim women’s rights. Selby analyzes public discourses on secularism in France to consider how Islam becomes subsumed under the fetishized headscarf, how women’s bodies come to represent collective identities, and how the activism and engagement of…

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    The Canadian country profile has been Updated on September 27, 2010 by Jennifer Selby

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    Jennifer Selby

    Project Responsibilities: News for France and Canada, research, and some articles Contact Info: Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, NL   A1C 5S7  Canada [email protected] https://www.faculty.mun.ca/jselby/   Professional Positions:  Current – Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland Former – Postdoctoral Fellow, Islam in the West Program, Harvard University Areas of Expertise:…

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