Suheir Daoud
Coastal Carolina University, USA
Title: SPACE, IDENTITY AND POLITICS: PALESTINIMUSLIM WOMEN IN ISRAEL
Biography
Biography: Suheir Daoud
Abstract
Abstract: Muslim women in Israel, who were once rarely involved in spaces outside their homes, fields, and villages, have broken existing boundaries to enter new economic, social, and educational environments. However, the gendering of space for these women has been profoundly changed and challenged by a variety of factors, namely state interference, modernization, and Islamism. My paper examines the impact of space on Muslim Palestinian women living in ethnically divided and deindustrialized cities and the roles ethnic marginalization and patriarchy play in shaping their spatial experiences. The paper is based on an analysis of in-depth interviews with six Muslim women living in religiously and ethnically mixed Muslim-majority cities in Israel and it analyzes their stories related to their perception of place/space and identity