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​Structural Inequalities and pupil wellbeing

How do structural inequalities impact pupils’ mental health and wellbeing?

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​beyond the buzzwords

Looking beyond the buzzwords of ‘engagement’ ‘outreach’ and ‘diversity’ and busting the myth of ‘hard to reach communities’ within sports and wellbeing sector.
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resources ​

The links and resources here are provided to give further information on the issues this project addresses - tackling misconceptions of Muslim women, participation of Muslim women in sport and gender equality in Islam.

videoS

Ibtihaj Muhammad - Making History Today
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Maslaha, developing an innovation mindset 
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'Making Waves: Expressions of Gender Equality in the Sacred Texts and Islamic Tradition' 
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WEbsites
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http://www.maslaha.org/

http://www.icanbeshe.org/

http://www.islamandfeminism.org/

http://www.britishfencing.com/development/
http://muslimwomeninsports.blogspot.co.uk/
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http://www.mwsf.org.uk/

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http://www.musawah.org/

http://www.sportengland.org/
http://streetgames.org/

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womeninsport.org

http://thisgirlcan.co.uk/ ​

Books

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Tansin Benn et al, Muslim Women and Sport (2011)
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Jennifer Hargreaves et al, Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality (2014)
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Gertrud Pfister, Gender and Sport, Changes and Challenges (2013)
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Sariya Contractor, Muslim, Women in Britain:
​De-Mystifying the Muslimah 
(2013) 
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Ziba Mir-Hosseini et al (eds) Men In Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition (2015)

NEWS AND ACADEMIC ARTICLES ​
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Fighting back against the government's silencing of Muslim women (2016)

The Tangled Web of Discrimination Faced by Muslim Women, Open Society Foundation (2015)
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Fencer with headscarf is a cut above the rest (2011)

Ibtihaj Muhammad mixes business with fencing fame (2015)

Female Muslim Athletes: The Game-Changers (2012) 
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​Egyptian mother's discipline in sport and faith (2016)

For Senegal's jailed minors and street kids, fencing is more than just a sport (2016)

Symeon Dagkas et al, 'Religion Culture and Sport in the lives of young Muslim women: International Perspectives,' Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality (2014)

Tansin Benn et al, Muslim Women and Sport, International Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport (2011) 
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Tess Kay,  Daughters of Islam: Family Influences on Muslim Young Women’s Participation in Sport, International Review for the Sociology of Sport (2006)

Kelly Knez et al, Challenging stereotypes: Muslim girls talk about physical activity, physical education and sport, Asia Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education  (2012)

Kim Toffoletti, New approaches for studies of Muslim women and sports, International Review for the Sociology of Sport (2015) ​​

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