{"product_id":"faithful-transformations-islamic-self-help-in-contemporary-singapore-hardcover-4","title":"Faithful Transformations: Islamic Self-Help in Contemporary Singapore - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNurhaizatul Jamil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalay Muslim women in Singapore cultivate piety by attending popular Islamic self-help classes. Nurhaizatul Jamil's ethnographic study offers an interdisciplinary analysis of this phenomenon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Islamic self-help classes in this book exist at the nexus of sacred texts, aphorisms, and social media engagements, scaffolded by the neoliberal economy that shapes idealized Muslim subjectivities. Within a context whereby the Singapore state discursively frames Malayness in terms of cultural deficiency, Malay Muslim women's inward focus on transformative ethics rather than societal change underscores the appeal of gendered pious self-help discourses. At the same time, Jamil's referencing of Black, Indigenous, and Ethnic studies offers a compelling analytical frame that places affective transformation within the context of racial capitalism, historical trauma, and embodied healing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A provocative and rich ethnography, \u003ci\u003eFaithful Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of Malay Muslim women desiring piety and self-improvement as minoritized subjects in contemporary Singapore while exploring the limitations of self-care. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNurhaizatul Jamil\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of global south studies at Pratt Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379002687737,"sku":"9780252046612","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/anucHAoHX29780252046612_46e90822-0a77-4c15-a813-0f09370f40ab.webp?v=1770049664","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/faithful-transformations-islamic-self-help-in-contemporary-singapore-hardcover-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}