Homosexualities, Muslim Cultures and Modernity

• Author(s): M. Rahman,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 233
• ISBN_10: 1137002964
  ISBN_13: 9781137002969
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General , Social Science / Gender Studies , Religion / Sexuality & Gender Studies , Social Science / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy , Religion / Philosophy , Political Science / Public Policy / General ,

Description:... This book addresses the increasing role of queer politics within forms of Islamophobia, both by exploring the framing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues as a key marker of western superiority and by identifying the ways in which Muslim homophobia contributes to this dialectic.