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“Muslim Women In The Diaspora: Shaping Lives And Negotiating Their Marriages”, Enaya Othman Nov 2018

“Muslim Women In The Diaspora: Shaping Lives And Negotiating Their Marriages”, Enaya Othman

Enaya Othman

This study focuses on two distinctive periods: the 1950s–1980s and 1990s– 2000s. As a point of clarification, I am using the term ‘First Generation’ to apply to immigrants who were born outside the United States, and ‘Second Generation’ for their American-born children. This study utilizes at least 60 interviews conducted during the last six years among Muslim immigrants and their offspring in the greater Milwaukee region. 40 of these interviews are with women of Palestinian descent.1 In addition to scholarly research, community members’ photographs, and focus-group discussion, I use my personal observations as a member of the Arab and Muslim …


Muslim Women In The Diaspora: Shaping Lives And Negotiating Their Marriages, Enaya Othman Nov 2018

Muslim Women In The Diaspora: Shaping Lives And Negotiating Their Marriages, Enaya Othman

Enaya Othman

This study focuses on two distinctive periods: the 1950s–1980s and 1990s– 2000s. As a point of clarification, I am using the term ‘First Generation’ to apply to immigrants who were born outside the United States, and ‘Second Generation’ for their American-born children. This study utilizes at least 60 interviews conducted during the last six years among Muslim immigrants and their offspring in the greater Milwaukee region. 40 of these interviews are with women of Palestinian descent.1 In addition to scholarly research, community members’ photographs, and focus-group discussion, I use my personal observations as a member of the Arab and Muslim …


Review Of Clayer And Bougarel, Europes Balkan Muslims A New History, Edin Hajdarpasic May 2018

Review Of Clayer And Bougarel, Europes Balkan Muslims A New History, Edin Hajdarpasic

Edin Hajdarpasic

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A Reflection Of Lingering In Nature.Pdf, Xinyue Deng May 2018

A Reflection Of Lingering In Nature.Pdf, Xinyue Deng

Xinyue Deng

When looking through the camera lens, what do I see and hear? This thesis includes my
two years of practice as a video artist discovering the world. It reveals my position as a
middle person between my homeland, China and the country I am living and learning in,
America. This double-sided culture blend affects my point of view of looking at things and
myself especially in nature. The fundamental longing of discovering nature is deeply rooted
in my own culture, and it has been developed over time by living in another culture. The
process of looking closely at nature is …