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Crafting Marriages

Name: Crafting Marriages
ISBN: 9780815657538

Palestinian American Women Transforming Gender Boundaries

Enaya Hammad Othman,

268 pages
English
PDF
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - PDF

Crafting Marriages

Palestinian American Women Transforming Gender Boundaries

Enaya Hammad Othman,

About this book

In Crafting Marriages: Palestinian American Women Transforming Gender Boundaries, Enaya Othman draws on three decades of ethnographic research to chart how Palestinian women have reimagined and reshaped marriage practices across generations. Through careful analysis of over sixty personal narratives, family documents, and marriage videos, Othman reveals how these women have become key agents of cultural change, negotiating between traditional expectations and contemporary possibilities. Her research highlights the complexity of Palestinian American marriages, shaped by the dynamic interplay of religious identity, cultural heritage, and modern American life.

Othman's groundbreaking study shows how the rise of global Islamic revival movements since the 1970s have created new opportunities for Palestinian women to challenge traditional marriage customs. By emphasizing Islamic values over ethnic ties, younger generations are expanding the boundaries of acceptable marriage partners across racial, cultural, and national lines, reshaping the meaning of marriage in diaspora. Crafting Marriages provides valuable insights into how Palestinian American women navigate the balance between tradition and transformation, contributing to broader discussions on gender, agency, and cultural change in transnational contexts.

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