1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910531388603321

Autore

Ḥarbī Dalāl bint Makhlad

Titolo

Prominent women from Central Arabia [[electronic resource] /] / Dalal Mukhlid al-Harbi ; translated by Muhammad M. Abahsain and Mohammad A. al-Furaih ; edited by Jill Ann Roberg-Abahsain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reading, UK, : Ithaca Press

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, : in association with the King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives, 2008

ISBN

0-86372-535-X

1-281-35702-2

9786611357023

0-86372-365-9

1-4356-1656-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Roberg-AbahsainJill Ann

Disciplina

900

Soggetti

Women - Saudi Arabia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [148]-158) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Biographies; Conclusion; Bibliography; Name Index; Place Index

Sommario/riassunto

Women''s contributions to Arabic and Islamic society, be they cultural, religious, medical or military, have been recorded by Muslim historians throughout the ages. No biographical dictionary of any worth was considered complete unless it mentioned prominent women, a tradition stemming from the earliest Islamic biographies which all included the female companions of the Prophet as well as mothers of notable men. However, little has been written about the contribution of women from more recent contemporary central Arabian society. Published in association with Saudi Arabia''s King Abdul Aziz Fo



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974621303321

Titolo

Mali : women in culture, business, & travel / / World Trade Press

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Petaluma, Calif., : World Trade Press, c1993-2010 [2010]

ISBN

9781607802174

1607802171

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (7 p.)

Disciplina

916.62

Soggetti

Women - Mali

Women travelers - Mali

Businesswomen - Mali

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Cover title.

Sommario/riassunto

Women often occupy different roles in a foreign culture. Avoid offensive assumptions and behavior by understanding the position of women in Malian society: their legal rights; access to education and health care; workforce participation; and their dating, marriage, and family life.