It has long been argued that Islam liberated Muslim women by granting them full rights as citizens. Yet in much of the Muslim world women have been subjected to both cultural and political oppression. Instances such as forced marriages, arbitrary divorces, female mutilations and other abuses are common in the Muslim world, as are restrictions on women's education and on their role in the labour force. This work explores these problems and highlights the contrast with what Islam - through the Qur'an and the Sunna - prescribes. The cause of such contradictions are shown to lie in other scoio-cultural and political dynamics, quite outside the realm of the revealed religion.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13
9780333650868
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95149814
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Civil Service, Social Organisations
Author
H. Jawad
Publication Name
The Rights of Women in Islam: an Authentic Approach
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Zoology
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
150 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
359g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
H. Jawad
Topic
Islam
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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