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Women and gender in Islam

by Leila Ahmed · 1992

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Explores the historical roots of the debate about women in Islamic societies by tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender up to the present. The book describes the gender systems in place in the Middle East both before and after the rise of Islam.

Muslim WomenAttitudesSexismSocial conditionsArab countriesWomenFeminismHistorySoziologieConditions socialesVrouwenMiddle East