Paradise beneath her feet : how women are transforming the Middle East / Isobel Coleman.
By: Coleman, Isobel.
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BookPublisher: New York : Random House, c2010Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxix, 315 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781400066957 (hc : alk. paper); 1400066956.Subject(s): Women's rights -- Middle East | Women's rights -- Religious aspects -- Islam | Muslim women -- Social conditions -- Middle EastDDC classification: 305.48/6970956 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Sample text | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Byang Kato Research Library | HQ 1236.5.M65 .C65 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | 001031243 |
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| HQ 1206.M49 Women's Choices | HQ1206 .M497 1975 The feminine principle : | HQ1236.5.D44 K75 2009 Half the sky : | HQ 1236.5.M65 .C65 2010 Paradise beneath her feet : | HQ1237.5.U6 .W35 2002 Struggle for equality : | HQ1240.5.N6 A85 1998 A model for women empowerment / | HQ 1393.H42 BECOMING A WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-303) and index.
Why women matter -- Gender jihad -- Revolutionary sisters: Iran -- Under the crescent moon: Pakistan -- Redirecting jihad: Afghanistan -- Channeling Khadijah: Saudi Arabia -- Daughters of Zainab: Iraq -- Conclusion.
In this timely book, Coleman journeys through the strategic crescent of the greater Middle East--Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan--to reveal how activists are working within the tenets of Islam to create economic, political, and educational opportunities for women. Coleman argues that these efforts are critical to bridging the conflict between those championing reform and those seeking to oppress women in the name of religious tradition.
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