Women and Islam /

Women and Islam /

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Imprint:Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1994, c1993.
Description:1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language:English
Series:Islamic conversations
Subject:
Feminism.
Islam.
Muslim women -- Attitudes.
Muslims.
Sexism.
Women -- Social conditions.
Women in Islam.
Muslim women.
Sexism -- Arab countries -- History.
Feminism -- Arab countries.
Women -- Arab countries -- Social conditions.
Islam -- 20th century.
Muslims -- Interviews.
Arab countries.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Interviews.
Format: Video cassette Video
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4757769
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Other authors / contributors:Sardar, Ziauddin.
Jamal, Mahmood.
Ahmed, Leila.
Younis, Hussein.
Epicflow Production.
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Notes:Cataloged from credits and cassette container.
"An Epicflow Production for Channel Four."
Ziauddin Sardar.
Summary:Leila Ahmed, professor of women's studies at Amherst, argues the case for revision of the widely-held views of the Islamic world about the role of women, using examples from history and the role played by women in the contemporary society. She explains the origin of the veil, and discusses the issue of marriage and women's rights within marriage.
Target Audience:General.
Publisher's no.:FFH5172 Films for the Humanities & Sciences

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