Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa (Women's Roles Through History)

by RuthMargoliesBeitler (Author), Angelica R . Martinez (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2010

  $80.34

  This concise, content-rich volume provides an overview of women's roles in the Middle East and North Africa from the advent of Islam to the present. * A chronology of women's roles in the Middle East and North Africa encompassing work, religion, family, law, politics, and culture from pre-Islamic to contemporary times * Photographs illustrating various aspects of women's lives in the region * A selected bibliography including contemporary articles on new topics in women's research * A brief glossary of key terms such as abaya, sharia, and mahr