Muslim Women and Sport (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Benn, Tansin; Jawad, Haifaa; Pfister, Gertrud

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Examining the global experiences, challenges and achievements of Muslim women participating in physical activities and sport, this important new study makes a profound contribution to our understanding of both contemporary Islam and the complexity and diversity of women's lives in the modern world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134008513
• Artikelnr.: 42636481

Autorenporträt

Tansin Benn is an Associate Professor in the School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK. Gertrud Pfister is Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Haifaa Jawad is Senior Lecturer in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - Muslim Women and Sport Part 1: Underlying Contexts 1. The
Values of Physical Activity, Sport and Physical Education in the Lives of
Young Women 2. Islam, Women and Sport 3. Muslim Women and Sport in
Diasporas: Theories, Discourses and Practices - Analyzing the Case of
Denmark Part 2: National Perspectives 4. Women in Sports Leadership in
Bahrain 5. "Balancing between the cultures ..." - Sports and Physical
Activities of Muslim Girls and Women in Germany 6. Physical Activities and
Sport for Women in Iran 7. The Sultanate of Oman and the Position of Girls
and Women in Physical 8. Women and Sport in Syria 9. Struggling for
Empowerment - Sport Participation of Women and Girls in Turkey Part Three:
Case Studies 10. Palestinian Women's National Football Team Aims High -
Case Study to Explore the Interaction of Religion, Culture, Politics and
Sports 11. Challenges Facing South African Muslim Secondary School Girls'
Participation in Physical Activities, Physical Education and Sport. 12.
Religion and the State - The Story of a Turkish Elite Athlete 13. A Case
Study on United Arab Emirates: Women, Disability and Sport Part Four:
Narratives 14. Experiences of War in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Effects
on Physical Activities of Girls and Women 15. Women in Sport in North
Africa: Voices of Moroccan Athletes 16. Womens' Narratives of Sport and War
in Iraq Conclusion