"They have no taste in Morocco": Home furnishing, belonging, and notions of religious (im)perfection among white Dutch and Flemish converts in Morocco

This article focuses on furnishing practices of the domestic space in the homes of white Flemish and Dutch female Muslim converts who have made hijra (Islamic migration) and settled in Morocco. Fed up with European Islamophobia and longing for a place that supports and strengthens their faith, they decided to emigrate to a Muslim country. Yet, remarkably, once settled in Morocco, many experience discontent with regard to a perceived ‘lack of true Islam’ in the country. To understand the positions and experiences of the Flemish and Dutch converts, I look at how they create a sense of home throu... Mehr ...