Women in Muslim societies : diversity within unity /
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| Imprint: | Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998. |
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| Description: | vii, 311 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3040541 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction / Herbert L. Bodman
- 2. Gender and Religion in Hausaland: Variations in Islamic Practice in Niger and Nigeria / Barbara M. Cooper
- 3. When Modernity Confronts Traditional Practices: Female Genital Cutting in Northeast Africa / Noor J. Kassamali
- 4. Cultural Diversity Within Islam: Veils and Laws in Tunisia / M. M. Charrad
- 5. Power, Ideology, and Women's Consciousness in Postrevolutionary Iran / Hisae Nakanishi
- 6. Persisting Contradictions: Muslim Women in Syria / Bouthaina Shaaban
- 7. From Two States to One: Women's Lives in the Transformation of Yemen / Linda Boxberger
- 8. "Guardians of the Nation": Women, Islam, and the Soviet Legacy of Modernization in Azerbaijan / Nayereh Tohidi
- 9. Between Lenin and Allah: Women and Ideology in Tajikistan / Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh
- 10. Kazak Women: Living the Heritage of a Unique Past / Paula A. Michaels
- 11. Taslima Nasreen and Others: The Contest over Gender in Bangladesh / Dina M. Siddiqi
- 12. Urban Minangkabau Muslim Women: Modern Choices, Traditional Concerns in Indonesia / Lucy A. Whalley
- 13. Muslim Women in India: A Minority Within a Minority / Shahida Lateef
- 14. The Issues at Hand / Nayereh Tohidi.
