Abstract
This article advances our understanding of material culture to include the everyday through an analysis of gendered cultural, religious and social practices as well as the physical spaces occupied by a diaspora
community. The British-Pakistani Muslim women recreate their private
and social worlds through remodelling their British (read alien) homes to
accommodate their needs. They reclaim religious practices in mosques
and celebrate weddings in ways that challenge patriarchal restrictions.
They create special spaces through forming networks of help and advice. This allows them to not only preserve and promote their culture but also to negotiate oppressions. The result is the creation of private and social worlds that are unique to this diasporic community
Aisha Anees Malik. (2019) Recreating Material Culture in Diaspora: The Private and Social Worlds of British-Pakistani Muslim Women, Journal of Asian Civilizations, Volume 42, Issue 2.
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