Faith and freedom : women's human rights in the Muslim world / edited by Mahnaz Afkhami.

Other author Afkhami, Mahnaz.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSyracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1995.
Descriptionxi, 244 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Muslim women.
Women's rights--Islamic countries.
Women's rights--Religious aspects. --Islam.

Cover title Faith & freedom
Variant title Women's human rights in the Muslim world
SeriesGender, culture, and politics in the Middle East
Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East. ^A407607
Contents Introduction / Mahnaz Afkhami -- Reflections on the politics of gender in Muslim societies : from Nairobi to Beijing / Deniz Kandiyoti -- Arab women's rights and the Muslim state in the twenty-first century :reflections on Islam as religion and state / Fatima Mernissi -- The dichotomy between religious and secular discourse in Islamic societies / Abdallahi An-Na'im -- The muted voices of women interpreters / Bouthaina Shaaban -- Networking for change : the role of women's groups in initiating dialogue on women's issues / Farida Shaheed -- Rhetorical strategies and official policies on women's rights : the merits and drawbacks of the new world hypocrisy / Ann Elizabeth Mayer -- The ambiguity of Shari'a and the politics of 'Rights' in Saudi Arabia / Eleanor Abdella Doumato -- The politics of dishonor : rape and power in Pakistan / Shahla Haeri -- Muslim refugee, returnee, and displaced women : challenges and dilemmas / Sima Wali -- S.O.S. Algeria : women's human rights under siege / Karima Bennoune -- 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.
General notePapers 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 95021150
ISBN0815626673 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815626681 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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