“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.
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Terrorism Citizenship Democracy Human Rights
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