Why wear a headscarf in parliament? Danish secularist, nationalist and feminist ideas about Muslims

Bidragets oversatte titel: Hvorfor bære tørklæde i politik? Danske sækularistiske, nationalistiske og feministiske forestillinger om muslimer

Signe Kjær Jørgensen

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Abstract

The chapter analyses the critique that the headscarf-wearing candidate Asmaa Abdol-Hamid met due to her headscarf. The chapter employs a critical discourse analytical approach and focuses on opinions published in the five major Danish daily newspapers. The chapter shows that a feminist critique, in particular, formed a challenge to the legitimacy of her candidature. Further, it is illustrated how Asmaa Abdol-Hamid herself defended her aim of becoming an MP by a multiculturalist feminist discourse. By her discourse, she also aimed to counter secularist and nationalist critique. The findings of the chapter are placed in perspective by a discussion about the possible reasons why Asmaa Abdol-Hamid became an object of critique.
Bidragets oversatte titelHvorfor bære tørklæde i politik? Danske sækularistiske, nationalistiske og feministiske forestillinger om muslimer
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelPolitical and cultural representations of Muslims. Islam in the plural.
RedaktørerChris Flood, Stephen Hutchings, Galina Miazhevich, Henri Nickels
Antal sider16
UdgivelsesstedLeiden, Holland
ForlagBrill Academic Publishers, Incorporated
Publikationsdatojul. 2012
Sider47-62
Kapitel3
ISBN (Trykt)9789004231030
StatusUdgivet - jul. 2012
Udgivet eksterntJa
NavnMuslim Minorities
Nummer11
ISSN1570-7571

Emneord

  • tørklæde
  • Asmaa Abdol-Hamid
  • Bente Hansen
  • Karen Jespersen
  • Rune Lund
  • Line Barfoed
  • kritisk diskursanalyse
  • sekularisme
  • nationalism
  • neofeminisme
  • Enhedslisten
  • Folketingsvalg 2007

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