Using Narrative Inquiry to Understand Anti-Muslim Racism in Canadian Nursing.
Can J Nurs Res
; : 8445621221129689, 2022 Sep 29.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2053639
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Islamophobia or, anti-Muslim racism, and more specifically, gendered islamophobia targeting Muslim women who wear a hijab is rising globally and is aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, anti-Muslim racism is not well understood in Canadian nursing.PURPOSE:
This study utilized narrative inquiry to understand anti-Muslim racism through the experiences of nurses who wear a hijab with the goal of putting forward their counter-narrative that disrupts anti-Muslim racism in Canadian nursing.METHODS:
Narrative inquiry informed by Critical Race Feminism, care ethics, and intersectionality were used to analyze the factors shaping anti-Muslim racism and composite narratives were used to present the results.RESULTS:
The three composite narratives are 'This is Who I Am A Muslim Nurse with a Hijab and an Accent'; 'I Know What is at Play Unveiling Operating Power Structures and Power Relations'; and 'Rewriting the Narrative Navigating Power Structures and Power Relations'. These composite narratives constituted the nurses' counter-narrative. They revealed intersections of gendered, racial divisions of labour and religious narratives that shape anti-Muslim racism, as operating power relations in nursing, and how Muslim nurses reclaimed control to resist their racialized stereotypes.CONCLUSION:
Findings suggest that anti-Muslim racism in nursing operates through multiple intersecting power relations. Using stories can mobilize transformational change so that anti-racist practices, policies, and pedagogy can be embraced.
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Type of study:
Qualitative research
Language:
English
Journal:
Can J Nurs Res
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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08445621221129689
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