查经班:美国南亚裔女性穆斯林的身份认同

The Dars: South Asian Muslim American Women Negotiate Identity

美国国内对伊斯兰教的讨论遮盖了美国穆斯林群体的多样性。最近开展的一项围绕美国当地女性查经班或古兰经研究小组的调查,对美国国内固有的性别认同的僵化观点提出了质疑。查经班集会是进行讨论、组织和社交的空间,对美国国内相关话语的讨论揭示了其成员对自身宗教和种族身份的认同。在当地社区,这些女性穆斯林移民群体正在积极塑造她们独特的美国南亚裔女性穆斯林的身份特征。

The predominant discourse surrounding Islam on the national landscape conceals the diversity of experiences for Muslim Americans. A close examination of the local landscape of a women' s dars,or Quranic study group,contradicts gendered stereotypes. The dars gathering is a space of shared narratives,agency,and socialization. The nuanced reading of the discourse reveals a negotiation of religious and ethnic identity. Within their local communities,these groups of immigrant women are actively shaping their lives as distinctly South Asian Muslim American.