ISBN:
9781626376588
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1626376581
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (ix, 211 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.409174927
Keywords:
Women Social conditions
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Arab countries
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Women and religion Arab countries
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Women and war Arab countries
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Political participation 21st century
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Arab countries
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Arab countries
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Women and religion
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Women and war
;
Political participation 21st century
;
Women Social conditions
;
Women and religion
;
Women and war
;
Political participation 21st century
;
Women Social conditions
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
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Political participation
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Women and religion
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Women and war
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Women ; Social conditions
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Arab countries
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Electronic books
Abstract:
How are women in the Arab world negotiating the male-dominated character of Islamist movements? Is their participation in the Islamic political project -- including violent resistance against foreign invasion and occupation -- the result of coercion, or of choice? Questioning assumptions about female powerlessness in Muslim societies, Maria Holt and Haifaa Jawad explore the resistance struggles taking place in Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and elsewhere in the Middle East from the perspectives of the women involved. The authors make extensive use of vivid personal testimonies as they examine the influence of such factors as religion, patriarchy, and traditional practices in determining women's modes of participation in conflicts. In the process, they add to our knowledge not only of how women are affected by political violence, but also of how their involvement is beginning to change the rules that govern their societies
Abstract:
Women and Islamism in the Arab world -- Islamic discourses on women and violence -- Expressions of resistance : women and the Arab Spring -- Islam and revolution : Shiite women in Lebanon -- Islam and resistance : Iraqi women -- The violence of occupation : Palestinian women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip -- The way forward
Note:
Title from resource description page (viewed January 21, 2016). - Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index. - In English
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Title from resource description page (viewed January 21, 2016)
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In English
