Gender and Islam in Africa : rights, sexuality, and law / edited by Margot Badran.

Other author Badran, Margot.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 324 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents Muslim women's knowledge production in the greater Maghreb : the example of Nana Asmaʼu of northern Nigeria / Beverly B. Mack -- Rethinking marginality and agency in postcolonial Niger : a social biography of a Sufi woman scholar / Ousseina D. Alidou -- Deconstructing Islamic feminism : a look at Fatima Mernissi / Raja Rhouni -- Embodied tafsir : South African Muslim women confront gender violence in marriage / Saʼdiyyah Shaikh -- Changing conceptions of moral womanhood in Somali popular songs, 1960-1990 / Lidwien Kapteijns -- Guidelines for the ideal Muslim woman : gender ideology and practice in the Tabligh Jamaʻat in the Gambia / Marloes Janson -- Titanic in Kano : video, gender, and Islam / Heike Behrend -- Shariʻa activism and zina in Nigeria in the era of hudud / Margot Badran -- Women and men put Islamic law to their own use : monogamy versus secret marriage in Mauritania / Corinne Fortier -- Islam, gender, and democracy in Morocco : the making of the Mudawana reform / Julie E. Pruzan-Jørgensen -- Family law reform in Mali : contentious debates and elusive outcomes / Benjamin F. Soares -- Legal recognition of Muslim marriages in South Africa / Rashida Manjoo.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011004127
ISBN9780804774819
ISBN0804774811

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1170 .G426 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold