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008			950526s1995 nyu b 101 0 eng d
020			_a0815626673 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a0815626681 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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082	0	4	_a305.486971 _220 _bA.M.F
245	0	0	_aFaith and freedom : _bwomen's human rights in the Muslim world / _cedited by Mahnaz Afkhami.
246	1	4	_aFaith & freedom
250			_aFirst edition
264		1	_aSyracuse, N.Y. : _bSyracuse University Press, _c1995.
300			_axi, 244 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
440		0	_aGender, culture, and politics in the Middle East _95306
500			_aPapers 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.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505		0	_aIntroduction, Mahnaz Afkhami. Part 1 Women, Islam and patriarchy: 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 21st century - reflections on Islam as religion and state, Fatima Mernissi; the dichotomy between religious and secular discourse in Islamic societies, Abdullahi 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. Part 2 Women and violence - selected cases: the ambiguity of Shari'a and the politics of "rights" in Saudi Arabia, Eleanor Abdella Doumato; the politics of dishonour - 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.
520			_aThis study emphasizes Muslim women's rights as human rights. The book explores the existing patriarchal structures and processes that present women's human rights as contradictory to Islam.
650		0	_aMuslim women _vCongresses.
650		0	_aWomen's rights _zIslamic countries _vCongresses.
650		0	_aWomen's rights _xReligious aspects _xIslam _vCongresses.
700	1		_aAfkhami, Mahnaz. _95310 _eauthor
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