Pakistani women at home and beyond, whether enthusiastic or not about being coerced or at times cajoled to participate, are becoming part of socio-political, religious and cultural networks that translate the class, status and gender struggles of Pakistan in Pakistani diasporic communities. It is now the religious networks, mediated, articulated, and inspired solely by women, that confirm this continuity process in particular. However, the similarities between home and diaspora may be accompanied by dissonances and differences, sometimes of a subtle kind. The processes through which these women negotiate religious identities, mediate rituals, and articulate social performances are often different from those of men in Pakistan's diaspora communities. However, their choices depict the influence of power, location and gender expectations for members of the Pakistani diaspora.
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