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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1 Introduction; "The World in General" or "The World Around Here"?; Islam/Muslims and Religion/Practice; Research Methods and Sources; Book Organization; References; Chapter 2 Visiting the Nisha Miskii; Searching for Women's Mosques in Malé; Local Histories: One Island, One Nisha Miskii, and Three Mudahim; The New Mudahim: Saeeda; The Refugee Mudahim: Anisha; The Former Mudahim: Fathimath; Reflections; References; Chapter 3 Dimensions; Maldivian Mosques and Their Spatial Contexts; Constructing Muslim Spaces
Gendered Muslim Spaces: Public/Private DichotomyGendered Muslim Spaces: Hijab or "the Veil"; Gendered Muslim Spaces: The Ummah; Sites of Islamic Practice as Muslim Spaces; Moving Beyond Space; References; Chapter 4 Narratives of Place; Space and Place; Time, Space, and Place; The Indian Ocean Perspective; The Archaeology and History of Mosques in the Maldives; Whence Women's Mosques?; References; Chapter 5 Locating Women's Mosques; What Makes a Mosque?; A Seated View: Mosques as Sacred Spaces; Defining Women's Mosques; Patronage and Place; Women's Mosques as Traditional Institutions-In China
Historical Hints-The Lakshadweep IslandsHistorical Hints-Mainland India; Historical Hints-The Comoros Islands and Mayotte; Historical Hints-Coastal Kenya; What Counts as a Mosque-Surau in Malaysia and Indonesia; What Counts as a Mosque-Jakka Jigeen in Senegal; Women's Mosques Initiatives-Gabiley, Somalia; Contemporary Women's Mosques-Communities and Spaces; Themes of Place; References; Chapter 6 Locating Women's Roles; The Otinchalar of Uzbekistan; The Pandei of the Philippines; The Nyai and Muballigha of Indonesia; The Ahong of China; The Alima of India; Women's Mosque Communities
Maldivian Mudahim Revisited-Roles and DutiesMudahim and Prayer; Is a Mudahim an Imam?; References; Chapter 7 Contexts and Discourses; The Maldives, Island and Nation; Transnational Flows-Historical Indian Ocean Travel; Transnational Flows-Tourism; Transnational Flows-Development Agencies; Imaging and Belonging in the Global Ummah; Locating Women's Mosques in the Silences; References; Chapter 8 Closures and Conclusions; The End of the Nisha Miskii; Locating the Nisha Miskii; Reconciling Through Place; Global Discourses and Ummah; References; Index
Gendered Muslim Spaces: Public/Private DichotomyGendered Muslim Spaces: Hijab or "the Veil"; Gendered Muslim Spaces: The Ummah; Sites of Islamic Practice as Muslim Spaces; Moving Beyond Space; References; Chapter 4 Narratives of Place; Space and Place; Time, Space, and Place; The Indian Ocean Perspective; The Archaeology and History of Mosques in the Maldives; Whence Women's Mosques?; References; Chapter 5 Locating Women's Mosques; What Makes a Mosque?; A Seated View: Mosques as Sacred Spaces; Defining Women's Mosques; Patronage and Place; Women's Mosques as Traditional Institutions-In China
Historical Hints-The Lakshadweep IslandsHistorical Hints-Mainland India; Historical Hints-The Comoros Islands and Mayotte; Historical Hints-Coastal Kenya; What Counts as a Mosque-Surau in Malaysia and Indonesia; What Counts as a Mosque-Jakka Jigeen in Senegal; Women's Mosques Initiatives-Gabiley, Somalia; Contemporary Women's Mosques-Communities and Spaces; Themes of Place; References; Chapter 6 Locating Women's Roles; The Otinchalar of Uzbekistan; The Pandei of the Philippines; The Nyai and Muballigha of Indonesia; The Ahong of China; The Alima of India; Women's Mosque Communities
Maldivian Mudahim Revisited-Roles and DutiesMudahim and Prayer; Is a Mudahim an Imam?; References; Chapter 7 Contexts and Discourses; The Maldives, Island and Nation; Transnational Flows-Historical Indian Ocean Travel; Transnational Flows-Tourism; Transnational Flows-Development Agencies; Imaging and Belonging in the Global Ummah; Locating Women's Mosques in the Silences; References; Chapter 8 Closures and Conclusions; The End of the Nisha Miskii; Locating the Nisha Miskii; Reconciling Through Place; Global Discourses and Ummah; References; Index