Dr. Lena Meari published in book on Islam and Gender

Dr. Lena Meari, assistant professor at the Department of Social and Behavioral Science, is published in the anthology “Reporting Islam: Muslim Women in the New York Times, 1979-2011,” printed by Bloomsbury Publishing.

Her chapter “The Material Life of Representation: ‘Veiled Muslim Women’ in the New York Times, 1980-2011” investigates this representation to explore whether there are parallels between the depiction of Muslim women and the U.S. imperialist and military practices.