Getting a Grip on My Topic
Palestine has a very firm connection with nationalism because of the pressures of occupation. Palestinian nationalism is not something that is going to go away. How is Islam providing not an alternative to, but a support of that nationalism, and what is the role of religious Muslim Palestinian women in providing that support? As far as veiling goes, this is both an indicator of and a contribution to that support. Why? It changes the space for women, allowing them to participate in the open while also helping them to work in stealth. It opens the political space. Secondly, the veil is a visual sign of Islam, much like the kufiyya for men. It can come to mean Islam, but also come to mean Palestine. How is the veil a symbol of the rise of female influence in forging a national and religious identity for Palestine?
posted by Callie | 3:56 PM
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hi Callie.
This is quite a creative way of getting a conversation to move forward.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this as we go along. I am curious to see how you account for the secular origins of groups like PLO, and where Islamic discourses come to play a role. Have secular groups been an option for women's political participation? IN what ways are women finding participation in Islamic organizations?
so manyquestions, but for now let me express my delight to be part of the conversation.
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i look forward to contributing to your thesis. maher, your dads neighbor
maher said he would forward to everyone in his family who he thought could help. dad
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