Women, Islam and Resistance in the Arab World

by Maria Holt and Haifaa Jawad

How are women in the Arab world negotiating the male-dominated character of Islamist movements? Is their participation in the Islamic political project-including violent resistance against foreign invasion and occupation-the result of coercion, or of choice? Questioning assumptions about female powerlessness in Muslim societies, Maria Holt and Haifaa Jawad explore the resistance struggles taking place in Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and elsewhere in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588269256
• ISBN13: 9781588269256
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 211 Pages