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000342055 010__ $$a  2009037967
000342055 020__ $$a9781400066957 (alk. paper)
000342055 020__ $$a1400066956 (alk. paper)
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000342055 1001_ $$aColeman, Isobel.
000342055 24510 $$aParadise beneath her feet :$$bhow women are transforming the Middle East /$$cIsobel Coleman.
000342055 250__ $$a1st ed.
000342055 260__ $$aNew York :$$bRandom House,$$cc2010.
000342055 300__ $$axxix, 315 p. ;$$c25 cm.
000342055 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000342055 5050_ $$aWhy women matter : the payoff from women's rights -- Gender jihad : the rise of Islamic feminism -- Revolutionary sisters : Iran -- Under the crescent moon : Pakistan -- Redirecting jihad : Afghanistan -- Channeling Khadijah : Saudi Arabia -- Daughters of Zainab : Iraq -- Conclusion : unveiling the future.
000342055 520__ $$aThis volume presents a portrait of real Muslim women that reveals how Islamic feminists successfully argue that gender inequality is contrary to both Islamic spirit and law. The author examines the "gender jihad" waged by male and female feminists in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, arguing that 20th-century efforts to achieve quick results, such as anti-veiling laws, actually "sow[ed] the seeds for decades worth of Islamic backlash," hurting women more than helping. Today, those fighting for women's advancement are working with and within the culture, rather than against it in education, business, and politics to forge "a legitimate Islamic alternative to the current repressive system." The author reveals how activists are working within the tenets of Islam to create economic, political, and educational opportunities for women. She argues that these efforts are critical to bridging the conflict between those championing reform and those seeking to oppress women in the name of religious tradition and that success will bring greater stability and prosperity to the Middle East and stands to transform the region.
000342055 650_0 $$aWomen's rights$$zMiddle East.
000342055 650_0 $$aWomen's rights$$xReligious aspects$$xIslam.
000342055 650_0 $$aMuslim women$$zMiddle East$$xSocial conditions.
000342055 85200 $$bgen$$hHQ1236.5.M65$$iC65$$i2010
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