Gender and Islam in Africa : rights, sexuality, and law / edited by Margot Badran.
| Other author | Badran, Margot. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011. |
| Description | x, 324 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011004127 |
| ISBN | 9780804774819 |
| ISBN | 0804774811 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1170 .G426 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |