Everyday Conversions : Islam, Domestic Work, and South Asian Migrant Women in Kuwait /

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Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break fro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ahmad, Attiya, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Südasiatin
Ausländische Arbeitnehmerin
Konversion > Religion
Islam
Hausgehilfin
Asiatische Einwanderin
South Asian diaspora.
Household employees.
Belonging (Social psychology)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
74.94 migration (demography)
Appartenance (Psychologie sociale)
Sud-Asiatiques > Pays etrangers.
Conversion > Islam > Aspect social.
Sud-Asiatiques > Travail > Koweït.
Immigrantes > Travail > Koweït.
Employes de maison > Koweït.
Conversion > Islam > Social aspects.
South Asians > Employment > Kuwait.
Women immigrants > Employment > Kuwait.
Household employees > Kuwait.
Kuwait (emirate)
Südasien
Kuwait
Kuwait.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (287 pages).
ISBN:9780822373223

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