Religion, gendered relationship and cultural change and life histories in Western Thrace

This research is based on biographical interviews of Muslim residents of a rural settlement in Thrace and explores the ways in which religious and traditional perceptions define the culture of daily life of Muslim women and the cultural changes that take place in the local community. The research highlights the rifts in traditional perceptions and ambivalence of young Muslim women who move between the desire for social action and change and the conventional codes of temperance and submission.