The rise of religious fundamentalism in Britain the experience of Women Against Fundamentalism

Katz, Sue

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“…Feminist activists have been trenchant critics of multiculturalism from the early 1990s, and this critique has recognised the extent to which ‘culture’ and religion are intertwined. Women Against Fundamentalism, for instance, a UK feminist group founded in 1989, states categorically: ‘We want to live in a country of many cultures, but reject the politics of what has come to be known as “multiculturalism” ’ (Katz 1995, 43). Gita Sahgal and Nira Yuval‐Davis, both founding members of Women Against Fundamentalism, have argued that when governments consult with and enact policies to benefit cultural communities, they in fact favour elderly patriarchs, the community ‘leaders’, and disadvantage women (Sahgal and Yuval‐Davis 1992).…”

Section: Feminist Critique Of Multiculturalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Desecularisation and Sexual Equality

Jeffreys¹

2011

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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There has been a rise in the political power of organised religions in both western countries and the non-west in the last two decades. There has been desecularisation of the public sphere in countries such as the UK and Australia which takes the form of deliberate government policy both to consult with 'faith communities' and to create an influential role for them in policy formation. These developments are likely to endanger sexual equality because the religious organisations are usually discriminatory with respect to gender and sexuality, both in their employment practices and their ideologies. This article will examine the ways in which desecularisation has been taking place in the UK and Australia and the implications of this for sexual equality.

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Section: Feminist Critique Of Multiculturalismmentioning

confidence: 99%