Islam, Gender, and Democracy in Comparative Perspective

by Jocelyne Cesari

The relationship between secularism, democracy, religion, and gender equality has been a complex one across Western democracies and still remains contested. When we turn to Muslim countries, the situation is even more multifaceted. In the views of many western commentators, the question of Women Rights is the litmus test for Muslim societies in the age of democracy and liberalism. Especially since the Arab Awakening, the issue is usually framed as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019878855X
• ISBN13: 9780198788553
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"