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Misogyny, racism and Islamophobia: street harassment at the intersections
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-09, 13:30 authored by Hannah Mason-BishHannah Mason-Bish, Irene ZempiVeiled Muslim women are at an increased risk of street harassment in the current political and economic climate. Their visibility, combined with their popular portrayal as culturally dangerous or threatening means that they are vulnerable to receiving verbal and physical threats, which can be misogynistic and Islamophobic in nature. Drawing on 60 individual and 20 focus group interviews with Muslim women in the United Kingdom who wear the niqab (face veil) and had experienced harassment in public, this qualitative study details their lived experiences. It argues that an intersectional analysis is crucial to understanding the nuances of their lived experiences and the impact street harassment has on their lives. The findings demonstrate that street harassment can produce a hostile environment for veiled Muslim women, which can have a terrorizing effect, limiting their full participation in the public sphere.
History
Publication status
- Published
File Version
- Accepted version
Journal
Feminist CriminologyISSN
1557-0851Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
Issue
5Volume
14Page range
540-559Department affiliated with
- Sociology and Criminology Publications
Research groups affiliated with
- Centre for Gender Studies Publications
Full text available
- Yes
Peer reviewed?
- Yes