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“Good” and “Bad” Muslim Citizens: Feminists, Terrorists, and U.S. Orientalism

Sunaina Maira, December 2009

Summary

T h e W a r o n T e r r o r waged by the United States since 2001 has focused on religion, nationalism, and gender as linchpins in the U.S. discourse about bringing “democracy” and “human rights,” particularly “women’s rights,” to regions that presumably need to catch up with Western modernity.

Keywords

Terrorism Citizenship Democracy Human Rights

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Theme
Faith
Type
Article
Format
Adobe PDF
Published
30 December 2009
Author
Sunaina Maira
Access
Open access

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