Islamophobia, Victimisation and the Veil

by Irene Zempi, Neil Chakraborti, N. Chakraborti

This book examines the experiences of veiled Muslim women as victims of Islamophobia, and the impact of this victimisation upon women, their families and wider Muslim communities. Based on empirical research, it explores the vulnerability of veiled Muslim women to acts of Islamophobic hate and prejudice in public places. Zempi and Chakraborti examine how Islamophobic victimisation is experienced as 'part and parcel' of wearing the veil, rather than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137356146
• ISBN13: 9781137356147
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 109 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"