Faith and freedom : women's human rights in the Muslim world /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1995.
Description:	xi, 244 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East
Subject:	Muslim women. Women's rights -- Islamic countries. Women's rights -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Muslim women. Women's rights. Women's rights -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Islamic countries. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2368965

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Varying Form of Title:	Faith & freedom
Other authors / contributors:	Afkhami, Mahnaz.
ISBN:	0815626673 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815626681 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Papers chiefly presented at a conference titled "Religion, culture, and women's human rights in the Muslim world," held Sept. 9-10, 1994 at the American University in Washington, D.C., and sponsored by Sisterhood Is Global Institute. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction / Mahnaz Afkhami
2. Reflections on the Politics of Gender in Muslim Societies: From Nairobi to Beijing / Deniz Kandiyoti
3. Arab Women's Rights and the Muslim State in the Twenty-first Century: Reflections on Islam as Religion and State / Fatima Mernissi
4. The Dichotomy Between Religious and Secular Discourse in Islamic Societies / Abdullahi An-Na'im
5. The Muted Voices of Women Interpreters / Bouthaina Shaaban
6. Networking for Change: The Role of Women's Groups in Initiating Dialogue on Women's Issues / Farida Shaheed
7. Rhetorical Strategies and Official Policies on Women's Rights: The Merits and Drawbacks of the New World Hypocrisy / Ann Elizabeth Mayer
8. The Ambiguity of Shari'a and the Politics of 'Rights' in Saudi Arabia / Eleanor Abdella Doumato
9. The Politics of Dishonor: Rape and Power in Pakistan / Shahla Haeri
10. Muslim Refugee, Returnee, and Displaced Women: Challenges and Dilemmas / Sima Wali
11. S.O.S. Algeria: Women's Human Rights Under Siege / Karima Bennoune
12. Women's Human Rights on Trial in Jordan: The Triumph of Toujan al-Faisal / Nancy Gallagher
Appendix: 'They Insult Us ... and We Elect Them!!' / Toujan al-Faisal.

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