Veiled Threats: Producing the Muslim Woman in Public Policy Discourses

The war on terror and the Islamophobia it has unleashed have affected the lives of Muslims throughout the United Kingdom—but that affect is felt differently by men and women. This book looks specifically at the role of gender in the debate over terrorism and security, showing how the concept of the “Muslim woman” has been deployed as part of government and media discussions of terrorism and revealing how such stereotyping and mischaracterization affects the varied, distinct lives of countless Muslim women.