Muslim Women's Political Engagement in British and French Society

In: Revue européenne des migrations internationales: REMI, Band 33, Heft 2-3, S. 157-181

Abstract

This article addresses the participation of women from Muslim communities in civic and political life in Britain and France against the backdrop of racism and discrimination. It establishes the key features of the societal frameworks which surround those women in the two countries since World War II and pays particular attention to dimensions informed by racism and anti-Muslim prejudice. It interrogates the interaction of the women with majority society, the obstacles and enablements they identify and the impact it may have on their participation in the public sphere, on their civic and political engagement.