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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/225319

Speak Catalan to Me, I’m a Catalan Muslim Woman: Producing Proposals for Religious and Education Policy through Participatory Research from a Gender Perspective

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Specific groups of Catalan citizens, in spite of them being socially and professionally integrated, suffer the risk of exclusion or segregation on grounds of identity, one example being those who identify with Islam. This study arises from a prospective research project centred on a case study with the Catalan Muslim Women’s Association. The main objective was to formulate public policy proposals on education, religion, and gender to be included in the Citizenship and Immigration Plan, through a process based on the women’s participation and testimony. The study was divided into two phases: the participatory research followed by evaluation of the applicability of the resulting proposals. It was conducted through semi-structured interviews (n = 37), a discussion group (n = 21), and a round table (n = 31). Oral and textual qualitative data were gathered and analysed using the Ivàlua logical framework. Results for education policy urge the creation of a new professional specialist mediating between all actors. Those for religion call for public spaces for religious practice. In relation to gender, participants continued to demand policies that do not discriminate against Muslim women. In summary, religion is a resource that supports identities, beliefs, and practices, with both empowering and disempowering effects.

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Política educativa, Religiositat, Dones, Estudis de gènere, Política governamental

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Educational policy, Religiousness, Women, Gender studies, Government policy

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Articles publicats en revistes (Didàctica i Organització Educativa)
Articles publicats en revistes (Educació Lingüística, Científica i Matemàtica)

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ANEAS, Assumpta, et al. Speak Catalan to Me, I’m a Catalan Muslim Woman: Producing Proposals for Religious and Education Policy through Participatory Research from a Gender Perspective. Religions. 2024. Vol. 15, num. 2, pags. 141. ISSN 2077-1444. [consulted: 15 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/225319

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