Space Of The Transnational - Shirin E. Edwin

Challenges And Reimagines Transnational Feminism By Analyzing The Concept Of Ummah, Or Community, In Muslim Women''s Writing.this Book Examines Muslim Women''s Creative Strategies Of Deploying Religious Concepts Such As Ummah, Or Community, To Solve Problems Of Domestic And Communal Violence, Polygamous Abuse, Sterility, And Heteronormativity. By Closely Reading And Examining Examples Of Ummah-building Strategies In Interfaith Dialogues, Exchanges, And Encounters Between Muslim And Non-muslim Women In A Selection Of African And Southeast Asian Fictions And Essays, This Book Highlights Women''s Assertive Activisms To Redefine Transnationalism, Understood As Relationships Across National Boundaries, As Transgeography. Ummah-building Strategies Shift The Space Of, Or Respatialize, Transnational Relationships, Focusing On Connections Between Communities, Groups, And Affiliations Within The Same Nation.