Faith and Freedom: Women's Human Rights in the Muslim World

by Mahnaz Afkhami

Book Overview

Over half a billion women live in the Muslim world. Despite the rich complexity of their social, cultural, and ethnic differences, they are often portrayed in monolithic terms. Such stereotyping, fueled by the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism, has proved detrimental to Muslim women in their campaign for human rights. This book is the first detailed study to emphasize Muslim women's rights as human rights and to explore the existing patriarchal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815626681
• ISBN13: 9780815626688
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Insightful and Educational.......a real life tear jerker.

An excellant record of the link between faith, and religion and human rights. I would suggest that anyone interested in religious rights, women's rights, and the US foreign policy response to these issues, read this book.

Excellant Record of an Unnoticed Struggle!

This book provides a wonderful foundation for understanding the cultural norms which allow human rights violations to occur, and the foreign policy implications which allow them to be unnoticed. This book will make you want to change our policies. It enhanced my understanding of the struggles of Muslim women. A definate must read.