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                                           websites                          

Ibtihaj Muhammad - Making History Today

Black Muslim is changing the face of fencing (2011) from Todd Johnson on Vimeo.

Maslaha, developing an innovation mindset 

Maslaha from Project Innovation on Vimeo.

'Making Waves: Expressions of Gender Equality in the Sacred Texts and Islamic Tradition' 

Making Waves (English) from International IDEA on Vimeo.

books

Tansin Benn et al, Muslim Women and Sport (2011)

Jennifer Hargreaves et al, Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality (2014)

Gertrud Pfister, Gender and Sport, Changes and Challenges (2013)

Sariya Contractor, Muslim, Women in Britain: De-Mystifying the Muslimah (2013) 

Ziba Mir-Hosseini et al (eds) Men In Charge? Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition (2015)

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/

http://www.musawah.org/

http://www.sportengland.org/

http://streetgames.org/

​womeninsport.org

http://thisgirlcan.co.uk/ 
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Muslim Girls Fence media coverage

Video: Muslim Girls Fence at Eudaimonia event

Muslim Girls Are Tackling Stereotypes With Fencing And It's Badass - Buzzfeed

Muslim girls take up fencing to challenge stereotypes - BBC Asian Network

En Garde! Muslim girls fence against Islamophobia - ITV

Muslim Girls Fence Against Islamophobia in the UK - Al Jazeera

Muslim Girls Break Stereotypes through Fencing - Reuters 

Kapow! Meet the Muslim Schoolgirls taking back power through Fencing - The Telegraph
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How Muslim Girls Fence helps girls put stereotypes to the sword - NBC

Muslim Pupils challenging stereotypes with new fencing project - East London Guardian
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Muslim Girls Fence - London Live 

news and academic articles 

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) 

​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)

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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