Lila Abu-Lughod is an American anthropologist and the Joseph L. Buttenweiser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University. She specializes in ethnographic research in the Arab world, and her seven books cover topics including sentiment and poetry, nationalism and media, gender politics, and the politics of memory.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountChampaign, Illinois, U.S. 1 Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountEthnographic work on gender, sentiment and cultural expression among Bedouin and other Arab communities, extended into a widely read critique of Western narratives that cast Muslim women as needing rescue. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountDo Muslim Women Need Saving? (2013) 1 In the Other Atlases
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October 21, 1952
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is an American anthropologist
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investigates the image of Muslim women in Western society
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Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
body section: Do Muslim Women Need Saving (summary)
investigates the image of Muslim women in Western society
body section: Do Muslim Women Need Saving (book title)
Her 2013 book, Do Muslim Women Need Saving? investigates the image of Muslim women in Western society.
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