ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a review of key literature in response to the two broad questions that frame the research in this book: 1, What does it mean to be a young Muslim woman in the various contexts they inhabit? and 2, How are young Muslim women being supported?. It highlights the complexities, diversity and tensions associated with how young Muslim women are constructing their identities. The chapter acknowledges the many and varied programs and initiatives currently operating to respond to the wide-ranging needs of young Muslim women. It introduces the term hijabophobia to encapsulate the sexist and racist discourses within which young Muslim women in Western contexts such as Australia and the UK are situated. The chapter argues that the significance of supporting young Muslim women to adopt this critical feminist approach. It also highlights the significance of support that centred young Muslim women's voices in connected but critical ways.
