Gender norms in Muslim contexts are often associated with polygyny, repudiation and child marriage. In fact, since the negative stereotyping of Islam and Muslims intensified following 9/11, gender has consistently played a crucial role in the narratives about Islam and Muslims, with discourses of ‘repressed women’, ‘violent men’, and ‘generalised homophobia’ (Bracke & Hernandez Aguilar…

Gender norms in Muslim contexts are often associated with polygyny, repudiation and child marriage. In fact, since the negative stereotyping of Islam and Muslims intensified following 9/11, gender has consistently played a crucial role in the narratives about Islam and Muslims, with discourses of ‘repressed women’, ‘violent men’, and ‘generalised homophobia’ (Bracke & Hernandez Aguilar…

The symposium is organized by the Islamic Pedagogies and Education Research Network (ISPED) and financed by Utrecht University’s Youth Education & Life Skills platform.  The goal is to bring together experts whose work centers on the family life of Muslims with a migrant background, focusing on identifying parenting support needs and the resources available to…

Halfway through the year, the NOSTER Midyear Meeting focuses on career perspectives, both within and outside academia. As an academic community of emerging and senior scholars, NOSTER offers a valuable platform to plan and promote your (academic) careers. This year, the theme is “Getting Your Research Published”. We will explore the value of different types of publishing…