Women in Islam Reflections on Historical and Contemporary Research

The role of women in Islamic societies, not to mention in the religion itself, is a defining issue. It is also one that remains resistant to universal dogma, with a wide range of responses to women’s social roles across the Islamic world. Reflecting this heterogeneity, the editor of this volume has...

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Other Authors: Lovat, Terence (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • CHAPTER 8: The Contribution of Muslim Women in the Flourishing of Modern Society: Reflections on Refugee Transition from East to West, Ibtihal Samarayi
  • CHAPTER 9: Islamic Legal Maxims for Attainment of Maqasid-al-Shari’ah in Criminal Law: Reflections on the Implications for Muslim Women in the Tension between Shari’ah and Western Law, Luqman Zakariyah
  • CHAPTER 10: The Way Forward for Muslim Women: Reflections on Australia’s Social Inclusion Agenda,Mohamad Abdalla
  • CHAPTER 11: Muslim Women in Higher Education: Reflections on Literacy and Modernization in Israel, Zehavit Gross
  • CHAPTER 12: Hagar/Hajar, Muslim Women and Islam: Reflections on the Historical and Theological Ramifications of the Story of Ishmael’s Mother, Robert Crotty
  • CHAPTER 13: Muslim Women Academics in Higher Education: Reflections from South Africa, Doria Daniels & Nazreen Dasoo
  • CHAPTER 1: The ‘Women’s Movement’ in Modern Islam: Reflections on the Revival of Islam’s Oldest Issue,Terence Lovat
  • CHAPTER 2: Reconciling Traditional Islamic Methods with Liberal Feminism: Reflections from Tunisia by Mohamed Talbi, Kelly al-Dakkak
  • CHAPTER 3: Young Muslim Women and the Islamic Family: Reflections on Conflicting Ideals in Bangladeshi Interfaith settings, Santi Rozario & Geoffrey Samuel
  • CHAPTER 4: Women and Human Development in the Muslim World: Reflections on Islamic and UNDP Approaches, Muhammad Ahsan
  • CHAPTER 5: Being Muslim in the Neoliberal West: Reflections on an Ethnographic Study of Muslim Women in Australia,Belinda Green
  • CHAPTER 6: Youth Identity Formation in the Presence of the ‘Other’: Reflections on being Young and Muslim in an Interfaith Setting, Mehmet Ozalp & Kulsoom Siddiqui
  • CHAPTER 7: Social Inclusion in the Context of Foreign Policy Debates: Reflections on Jihad, Human Rights and Gender Equality in Islam, Halim Rane
  • CHAPTER 14: Muslim Women, Peer Relationships and Educational Trajectories: Reflections on Muslim Stereotypes in a British Setting, Jody Mellor
  • CHAPTER 15: Voices from Shia Imami Ismaili Nizari Muslim Women: Reflections from Canada on Past and Present Gendered Roles in Islam, Adil Mamodaly & Alim Fakirani.