Islamic feminisms : rights and interpretations across generations in Iran / / Roja Fazaeli

• Autore: Fazaeli Roja
• Pubblicazione: Taylor and Francis, 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (165 pages)
• Disciplina: 342.5508/78
• Soggetto topico: Women - Legal status, laws, etc - Iran; Women (Islamic law); Women's rights - Iran; Feminism - Iran; Equality before the law - Iran
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Iranian women's movement : narratives of dissent -- 2. Contemporary feminism in Iran : definitions, narratives and identity -- 3. Women's rights in Islam : an Iranian case study -- 4. Human rights, Islam and the debate around CEDAW.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the contentious topic of women's rights in Muslim-majority countries, with a specific focus on Iran and the Iranian women's movement from 1906 to the present. The work contextualizes the authorial self through the use of personal narrative and interviews. A new critique of Islamic law is produced through an in-depth study of the Iranian Constitution, civil and criminal codes. The work presents a novel reconceptualization of the term "Islamic feminism" by revisiting the arguments of various scholars and through analysis of interviews with Iranian women's rights activists. It is contended that the feminist movements can play a critical role in Islamic law reform and consequently the eventual implementation of international human rights law in Muslim-majority countries. What emerges from this study is not only a feminist critique of two major regimes of law, but also the identification of possibilities for reform in the future. The study transitions from the Iranian national context to the international by way of a comparative legal study of international human rights laws and Islamic laws. The book will appeal both to academics and human rights practitioners.
• Titolo autorizzato: Islamic feminisms
• ISBN: 1-315-41145-8; 1-315-41143-1; 1-315-41144-X; 9781315411453
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153203803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Gender in law, culture, and society.