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Human Rights and Women
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Muslim Women Reformers by Ida Lichter"This stirring compilation of Muslim women's stories from around the world focuses on the voices of reformers who battle fiercely against such barbarisms as stonings, acid attacks, gang rapes, and "honor killings" that go largely unpunished due to discriminatory religious laws and an entrenched patriarchal culture. Each chapter provides an in-depth and up-to-date look at the status of women in Muslim countries, and in compact and often poignant biographies, reformers speak out with passion, humanity, and sometimes humor to expose to the whole world the harsh realities many women experience on a daily basis in many parts of the globe."--Jacket.
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Islam and Human Rights by Ann Elizabeth MayerIslam and Human Rights is a probing examination of how the Islamic tradition has been exploited for political ends by regimes and institutions seeking to legitimize policies inimical to human rights. Ann Elizabeth Mayer critically appraises Islamic human rights schemes that dilute the human rights afforded by international law, comparing them with the complex Islamic legal heritage and international human rights law.
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The Rights of Women in Islam by Asghar Ali EngineerCh. 2. Status of women during Jahiliya -- ch. 3. Concept of sexual equality -- ch. 4. Other aspects of equality of women -- ch. 5. Marital rights of women in Islam -- ch. 6. Women and divorce in Islam -- ch. 7. Islam and the individual dignity of women -- ch. 8. Muslim personal law : the need for reform -- ch. 9. Muslim women on the move -- ch. 10. On a Muslim woman leading the congrgational prayer -- appendix The law of marriage and divorce amongst Muslims, Christians and Parsis in India.
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Do Muslim Women Need Saving? by Lila Abu-LughodDo Muslim Women Need Saving? is an indictment of a mindset that has justified all manner of foreign interference, including military invasion, in the name of rescuing women from Islam. It offers a detailed, moving portrait of the actual experiences of ordinary Muslim women, and of the contingencies with which they live.
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Lifting the Veil: the world of Muslim women by Phil Parshall; Julie ParshallSecluded from the eyes of anyone but family members, Muslim women live under a system of tradition, rites and rituals that favor men above women. quot;A man loves first his son, then his camel and then his wife,quot; says an Arab proverb. Phil and Julie Parshall understand the issues, heartaches and dangers facing Muslim women today, having lived among them for more than four decades. They bring a sensitive perspective to this thoughtful, yet sobering book that examines the controversy of female circumcision and proof of virginity, the heartache of arranged marriages, divorce, polygamy and the status of women living in a male dominated world.
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women by Natana J. DeLong-Bas (Editor-In-Chief)Scholarship on Islam and women has expanded exponentially over the past twenty years, with increasing specialization within the field, as well as cross-pollination between other fields and disciplines. With this surge in interest there is a genuine need for a systematic reference work toprovide balanced comprehensive coverage of the field.
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Beyond Feminism and Islamism by Doris H. GrayExamining issues such as gender equality, gender justice, abortion and gay rights, Gray explores the nexus of gender, religion and democracy in modern Morocco, and the ways in which different groups understand these ideas.
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Women, Islam, and Abbasid Identity by Nadia Maria El CheikhWhen the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads in 750 CE and ushered in Islam's Golden Age, ideas about gender and sexuality were central to the process by which the caliphate achieved self-definition and articulated its systems of power and thought. Nadia Maria El Cheikh's study reveals the importance of women to the writing of early Islamic history.
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Family Law in Islam: divorce, marriage and women in the Muslim world by Maaike Voorhoeve (Editor)In the Muslim World, the discussions at the heart of these debates are often primarily concerned with the extent to which classical Islamic family law should be implemented in the national legal system, and the impact this has on society. Family Law in Islam highlights these discussions by looking at both public debates and legal practice.By examining family law in various contexts in the Middle East and North Africa, Maaike Voorhoeve brings together an informative and vital analysis of these societies and gender relations within them.
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Purple Dandelion: a Muslim woman's struggle against violence and oppression by Farida SultanaPURPLE DANDELION is the true story of Farida Sultana, an extraordinary Muslim woman. Her arranged marriage to a doctor at the age of 18 took her to worn-torn Iran with her husband and young daughter, then to the UK and finally to New Zealand. Being a survivor of violence and abuse, Farida emerged as a strong advocate against all forms of violence and cultural and religious oppression against women, driving her to initiate Shakti, the largest immigrant womenOCOs organisation in New Zealand."
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Woman, man, and God in modern Islam by Theodore. FriendAward-winning historian Theodore Friend recently set out alone across Asia and the Middle East on a quest to understand firsthand the life situations of women in Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey. Woman, Man, and God in Modern Islam recounts Friend’s remarkable journey and relates hundreds of encounters and conversations with people he met along the way. Commingling a deep respect for Islam and his faith in the potential of women to change their worlds, Friend presents an open, exploratory outsider’s perspective on women in five very different Islamic cultures.
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Self-Determination and Women's Rights in Muslim Societies by Chitra Raghavan (Editor)Contradicting the views commonly held by westerners, many Muslim countries in fact engage in a wide spectrum of reform, with the status of women as a central dimension. This anthology counters the myth that Islam and feminism are always or necessarily in opposition. A multidisciplinary group of scholars examine ideology, practice, and reform efforts in the areas of marriage, divorce, abortion, violence against women, inheritance, and female circumcision across the Islamic world, illuminating how religious and cultural prescriptions interact with legal norms, affecting change in sometimes surprising ways.
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