A double-edged sword: challenging women's oppression within Muslim society in Northern Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Adamu, Fatima | * |
| dc.contributor.editor | Sweetman, Caroline | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-24T10:09:43Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2011-05-24T10:09:43Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1999-03-01 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1355-2074 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/741922934 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131384 | en |
| dc.description | Islamic development NGOs find it difficult enough to finance their work, because Western donors are often reluctant to sponsor NGOs with religious affiliations. Muslim women activists working to achieve development with gender equity face an even greater challenge: they must secure funding as well as justify their goals to those within their societies who see feminism as a threat. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 6 | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | en | |
| dc.language.iso | English | en |
| dc.publisher | Oxfam GB | en |
| dc.publisher | Routledge | en |
| dc.relation.url | http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/a-double-edged-sword-challenging-womens-oppression-within-muslim-society-in-nor-131384 | |
| dc.subject | Approach and methodology | |
| dc.subject | Gender | |
| dc.title | A double-edged sword: challenging women's oppression within Muslim society in Northern Nigeria | en |
| dc.type | Journal article | en |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1364-9221 | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Gender & Development | en |
| oxfam.signoff.status | For public use – can be shared outside Oxfam | en |
| oxfam.subject.keyword | Development methods | |
| oxfam.subject.keyword | Gender and Development Journal | |
| oxfam.subject.keyword | GaD | |
| prism.issuename | Gender, Religion and Spirituality | en |
| prism.number | 1 | en |
| prism.volume | 7 | en |
| dc.year.issuedate | 1999 | en |