Colonial traces? Islamic dress, gender and the public presence of Islam - Colonial traces Islamic dress gender and the public presence of Islam

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Colonial traces? Islamic dress, gender and the public presence of Islam

Moors, A.

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2011

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Moors, A. (2011). Colonial traces? Islamic dress, gender and the public presence of Islam.

IMISCOE Research, 135-155. http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=408876

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research

imiscoe

A m s t e r d a m U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s

Colonial and Post-Colonial

Governance of Islam

Continuities and Ruptures

marcel maussen, veit bader

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