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Title The ideal refugees : gender, Islam, and the Sahrawi politics of survival / Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh.

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Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2014.

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Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Edition	First edition.
Description	1 online resource (352 pages).
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Series	Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction : the "ideal" refugees -- Engendering the colonial encounter -- The Sahrawi refugee camps : international and solidarity networks -- Emerging discourse : concealing Islam -- Secular sisters, Muslim others, and the politics of survival -- Discursive silences, "ideal women", and directing aid -- Conclusion.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Subject	Sahrawi (African people)
	Internally displaced persons -- Western Sahara.
	Women refugees -- Western Sahara.
	Women -- Political activity -- Western Sahara.
	Islam and politics -- Western Sahara.
	Refugee camps -- Western Sahara.
	Western Sahara -- Politics and government -- 1975-
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena. Ideal refugees : gender, Islam, and the Sahrawi politics of survival. Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2014 Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East 9780815633266 (DLC) 2013040429
ISBN	9780815633266 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9780815652366 (electronic bk.)