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Women, Islam and resistance in the Arab world / / Maria Holt, Haifaa Jawad



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Autore: Holt Maria Visualizza persona
Titolo: Women, Islam and resistance in the Arab world / / Maria Holt, Haifaa Jawad Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 pages)
Disciplina: 305.40917/4927
Soggetto topico: Women - Arab countries - Social conditions
Women and religion - Arab countries
Women and war - Arab countries
Political participation - Arab countries - 21st century
Arab Spring, 2010-
Persona (resp. second.): JawadH. A.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Preface -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Women, Islam and resistance in the Arab world  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-62637-658-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814412503321
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