Holt, M. 2020. Islam and resistance in the Middle East: a methodology of Muslim struggle and the impact on women. in: Sadiki, L. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Middle East Politics London and New York Routledge.
| Chapter title | Islam and resistance in the Middle East: a methodology of Muslim struggle and the impact on women |
|---|---|
| Authors | Holt, M. |
| Editors | Sadiki, L. |
| Abstract | In this chapter, I look more closely at the phenomenon of resistance under the banner of Islam. First of all, I analyze the concept with reference to the theoretical literature; I will ask what ‘resistance’ means to the powerless; second, I explore the ways in which ‘oriental’ spaces and identities are conceptualized and constructed, ‘even in their resistance to “western” hegemony"'; third, the chapter situates Islamic resistance in terms of historical and contemporary Muslim struggles; and, finally, it demonstrates the urgency of ‘Islamic resistance’ by exploring case studies of Hamas in the Palestinian Territories and Hizbullah in Lebanon.. My own research has focused on the particular experiences of Arab-Muslim women and I will refer to their words to illustrate my arguments. |
| Keywords | Islam |
| resistance | |
| Palestine | |
| Lebanon | |
| Hamas | |
| Hizbullah | |
| Book title | Routledge Handbook of Middle East Politics |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 16 Apr 2020 |
| Place of publication | London and New York |
| ISBN | 9781138047631 |
| 9781032237176 | |
| 9781315170688 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315170688-26 |