| Muslim Women and Politics of Participation Contributor(s): Afkhami, Mahnaz (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815627602 ISBN-13: 9780815627609 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: At the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, the international community accepted women's rights as human rights, and with it the charge to work toward the full integration of women in the affairs of their respective nations. Muslim Women and the Politics of Participation is about ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising consciousness and changing codes of law to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. Editors Mahnaz Afkhami and Erika Friedl challenge stereotypes about Muslim women and probe the difficulties and possibilities women face as they work for positive social change. Sixteen activists and politicians from international organizations - most from Muslim countriesdiscuss, for the first time, major issues relevant to Muslim women striving to achieve their human rights through political participation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Middle East - General - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 305.486 |
| LCCN: 97025582 |
| Lexile Measure: 1540 |
| Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.07" W x 9.05" (0.69 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is about the ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising conciousness and changing codes of law, to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. |