Reconciling Islam and feminism
dc.contributor.author | Hashim, Iman | * |
dc.contributor.editor | Sweetman, Caroline | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-24T10:09:45Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-24T10:09:45Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 1999-03-01 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1355-2074 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/741922938 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131386 | en |
dc.description | Islam is often represented as a religion which denigrates women and limits their freedom. However, many scholars have found evidence in Islamic texts which is supportive of women's rights. Whereas Western concepts of feminism are often resisted as foreign and subversive of Muslim culture, arguments for women's equality from within Islam hold a lot of potential for feminists. 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 | 8 | 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/reconciling-islam-and-feminism-131386 | |
dc.subject | Gender | |
dc.title | Reconciling Islam and feminism | 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 | Gender and Development Journal | |
oxfam.subject.keyword | GaD | |
prism.issuename | Gender, Religion and Spirituality | en |
prism.number | 1 | en |
prism.volume | 7 | en |