The Muslim (M)other : Social and Political Commentary on Contemporary Muslim Motherhood by Mariya bint Rehan
ISBN: 9781847742490
Author: Mariya bint Rehan
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 140
Size: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
Publisher: Kube Publishing
Language: English
Publication Year: 2025
About This Book
In The Muslim (M)other, Mariya bint Rehan offers an incisive and deeply reflective collection of essays that explore what it means to mother as a visibly Muslim woman in the twenty-first century. Drawing on her experience as a policy researcher, writer, illustrator, and mother of three, she examines the complex interplay of personal identity, digital realities, and political pressures shaping contemporary Muslim motherhood. From the constant gaze of social media and the anxieties of judgment—both within and outside Muslim communities—to political narratives that frame Muslim mothers and children as threats (such as Lord Pearson’s “womb politics” rhetoric), the book digs into the unseen burdens and contradictions mothers carry today
