Feminism and Islam: Legal and Literary Perspectives

by Mai Yamani

Book Overview

In an age when Western feminism is continuously undergoing redefinition, the struggles of women in Muslim countries are often overlooked. This volume illustrates how women in Islamic societies have become more actively involved not only in learning their rights under the sharia (Islamic law) but in rereading this law to improve their status and gain increased equality and freedom. Surveying Iran, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt and Arab societies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814796818
• ISBN13: 9780814796818
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"