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Claiming space, when Muslim women of marginalised social housing neighbourhoods declare themselves citizens

Dijkema, Claske. (2022) Claiming space, when Muslim women of marginalised social housing neighbourhoods declare themselves citizens. Justice Spatiale = Spatial Justice, 17.

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Abstract

After the attacks against Charlie Hebdo in January 2015, the slogan "I am Charlie " ( Je suis Charlie ) spread all over the world through social media and was everywhere on banners during the demonstration that followed nationwide, in which 400,000 people participated (Houllier-Guibert, 2016). Islamophobia or generalised anti-Muslim feelings increased concerningly in this period (Beaman, 2021), a rift was formed between, on the one hand, Republican France ("us") and, on the other hand, Muslims ("them") and the marginalised areas they were associated with (Niang, 2019). " Charlie " came to be synonymous with freedom, equality, democracy, and laïcité , while those that were opposed to Charlie were associated with obscurantism, barbarism and violence. As a result, Muslims in France could not make themselves heard. Spivak's expression that subalterns cannot speak resonates therefore very strongly with the quote above.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > swisspeace foundation
UniBasel Contributors:Dijkema, Claske
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre
e-ISSN:2105-0392
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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