TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shanneik,Yafa
TI  - The art of resistance in Islam: the performance of politics among Shi'i women in the Middle East 
T2  - Cambridge Middle East studies
SN  - 9781009015691
AV  - BP194.185 
U1  - 297.8/20820956 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Shiite women
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Shīʻah
KW  - Political aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "In 2014, I visited a private women-only religious gathering (majlis, pl. majālis) organised by an Iraqi Shi'i in her house in London. When I entered, everyone was still very busy preparing the majlis: some were sorting out the seating area by laying down additional cushions on the carpet while others were busy making food and drinks in the kitchen. The smell of black tea, cardamom, and saffron filled the house. The walls were covered in black with numerous Islamic Shi'a embroideries in yellow, green, and red colours hanging throughout the rooms. Various paintings and pictures of the prophet's grandson, Imam Husayn, and other Shi'i Sigures were displayed"--
ER  -