Everyday Conversions: Islam, Domestic Work, and South Asian Migrant Women in Kuwait
(Part of the Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies Series)
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Why are domestic workers converting to Islam in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region? In Everyday Conversions Attiya Ahmad presents us with an original analysis of this phenomenon. Using extensive fieldwork conducted among South Asian migrant women in Kuwait, Ahmad argues domestic workers' Muslim belonging emerges from their work in Kuwaiti households as they develop Islamic piety in relation-but not opposition-to their existing religious...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:082236333X
ISBN13:9780822363330
Release Date:March 2017
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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