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Author Holt, Maria.

Title Women, Islam and resistance in the Arab world / Maria Holt, Haifaa Jawad.

Publication Info. Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2013.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.420956 H758W    Check Shelf
Description ix, 211 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-197) and index.
Contents Women and Islamism in the Arab world -- Islamic discourses on women and violence -- Expressions of resistance : women and the Arab Spring -- Islam and revolution : Shiite women in Lebanon -- Islam and resistance : Iraqi women -- The violence of occupation : Palestinian women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip -- The way forward.
Summary "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 the Middle East from the perspectives of the women involved. The authors make extensive use of vivid personal testimonies as they examine the influence of such factors as religion, patriarchy, and traditional practices in determining women s modes of participation in conflicts. In the process, they add to our knowledge not only of how women are affected by political violence, but also of how their involvement is beginning to change the rules that govern their societies."-- Publisher's description.
Subject Women -- Arab countries -- Social conditions.
Women and religion -- Arab countries.
Women and war -- Arab countries.
Political participation -- Arab countries -- 21st century.
Arab Spring, 2010-
Arab Spring (2010-) (OCoLC)fst01896290
Political participation. (OCoLC)fst01069386
Women and religion. (OCoLC)fst01177110
Women and war. (OCoLC)fst01177123
Women -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01176947
Arab countries. (OCoLC)fst01240128
Chronological Term 2000 - 2099
Added Author Jawad, H. A.
Standard No. 40022875803
ISBN 9781588269256 (alkaline paper)
1588269256 (alkaline paper)
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