Feminism and Islam: Legal and Literary Perspectives (Ithaca Press Paperbacks)

Feminism and Islam: Legal and Literary Perspectives (Ithaca Press Paperbacks)

by Mai Yamani (Editor)

Synopsis

In an age when Western feminism is constantly undergoing redefinition, this book offers to the worldwide debate sixteen authoritative contributions from the surprising setting of Muslim countries. These studies address the feminist modes of expression in relation to, or as a challenge to, Islamic laws and traditions. The book shows how women have become more actively involved not only in learning their rights under the Shari'a, but in rereading the law in order to improve their status and their fight to gain more equality and freedom. As the book illustrates, this is an age in which we will see an increasing number of women scholars in Islamic law.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Ithaca Press
Published: 12 Sep 1996

ISBN 10: 0863722156
ISBN 13: 9780863722158

Media Reviews
'the fusion of ... the legal and the literary, has a way of forcefully opening one's eyes to some of the horrendous realities that some women face daily in the Muslim world' Middle East 'a highly recommended read' East Magazine
Author Bio
The first Saudi Arabian woman to earn a doctorate degree from the University of Oxford, Mai Yamani has been lecturing extensively in Europe and the USA on Middle Eastern life, especially that of Muslim women, since her first position as lecturer in Sociology at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah in 1981. Mai Yamani is a Research Fellow in the Middle East Programme at Chatham House, and a Research Associate at the Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.