Women Embracing Islam: Gender and Conversion in the West

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women embracing islam Women Embracing Islam gender and conversion in the west Edited by Karin van Nieuwkerk university of texas press austin All photographs are by Kevin van der Brug, who received the Gold Award in the category “People and Portraits” from the PANL (Photographers Association of the Netherlands) for his series on Dutch Muslimas. Copyright © 2006 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2006 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/ bpermission.html ⬁ 䊊 The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Women embracing Islam : gender and conversion in the West / edited by Karin van Nieuwkerk. 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-292-71273-7 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-292-71273-1 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-13: 978-0-292-71302-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-292-71302-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Muslim converts from Christianity— Europe. 2. Muslim women—Europe. 3. Women in Islam—Europe. 4. Gender identity—Europe. 5. Sex role—Religious aspects—Islam. I. Nieuwkerk, Karin van, 1960– bp170.5.w66 2006 297.082⬘091821—dc22 2005037096 ...