Review of Naaz Rashid, Veiled Threats. Representing the Muslim Woman in Public Policy Discourses, Bristol: Policy Press 2016, pp. 224, ISBN: 9781447325178

Margaretha A Van Es

doi:10.18352/rg.10204

Abstract

Review of Naaz Rashid, Veiled Threats. Representing the Muslim Woman in Public Policy Discourses, Bristol: Policy Press 2016, pp. 224, ISBN: 9781447325178

Highlights

What does women’s emancipation have to do with counter-terrorism? Apparently a lot – at least, if you ask the UK Home Office
After the 2005 London bombings, the Labour government developed a number of policy responses; one of them being the ‘Preventing Violent Extremism’ agenda
Muslim women were seen as part of a ‘silent majority’ that should be given a stronger voice in their communities in order to build resilience against extremism

Summary

Introduction

What does women’s emancipation have to do with counter-terrorism? Apparently a lot – at least, if you ask the UK Home Office. In 2008, the government decided to allocate part of the Prevent budget to the empowerment of Muslim women.

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