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