Muslim Women's Rights ― Contesting Liberal-secular Sensibilities in Canada.

In the post-9/11 environment, the figure of the Muslim woman is at the forefront of global politics. Her representation is often articulated within a rights discourse that is embedded within liberal-secular sensibilities. These sensibilities include notions of rights, freedom, equality, rational thinking, individualism, and the project of "modernization". Muslim Women’s Rights critically explores how liberal-secular sensibilities inform, shape, and foreclose public discussion on questions of Islam and gender, particularly in the hype of the "war on terror." It also advances a more constructive argument for how to more productively engage religion when addressing the rights of Muslim women, by specifically analysing public and legal debates surrounding Shari’ah Tribunal cases in Canada.

Tabassum Fahim Ruby is an Assistant Professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA. Her research focuses on Islam and gender discourses, liberal-secular epistemology, and globalization. Her most recent publications have appeared in Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, Women’s Studies International Forum, and Feminist Formations.