Encountering the Transnational: Women, Islam and the Politics of Interpretation (Gender in a Global/Local World)

by Meena Sharify - Funk (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2008

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  For decades women's activism in the Islamic world was perceived as largely secular. Women generally relied upon secular and national discourse to advance claims to equality in the private and public spheres and at times formed transnational networks of solidarity. This work draws attention to this phenomenon.