Roja Fazaeli

Islamic Feminisms (eBook, ePUB)

Rights and Interpretations Across Generations in Iran

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the contentious topic of women's rights in Muslim-majority countries with a specific focus on Iran and the Iranian women's movement from 1906 to the present. The work contextualises the authorial self through the use of personal narrative and interviews. A new critique of Islamic law is produced through an in-depth study of the Iranian constitution, civil and criminal codes. The work presents a novel reconceptualization of the term `Islamic feminism' by revisiting the arguments of various scholars and through analysis of interviews with Iranian women's rights activists. It is contended that the feminist movements can play a critical role in Islamic law reform and consequently the eventual implementation of international human rights law in Muslim-majority countries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315411439
• Artikelnr.: 47146551

Autorenporträt

Dr Roja Fazaeli is Lecturer in Islamic Civilizations, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. She has published widely on the topics of Islam and gender, Islamic feminism and human rights.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Situating the Self
Memories
Chapter 1. Iranian Women's Movement: Narratives of Dissent
Overview
The Iranian Women's Movement: A Brief Historical Account 1872-2012
Iranian Women's Movement through: Offline and Online Media
Pahlavi Period (1925-1979)
1979- 2009: the Rise and the Fall of Women's Print Media
Chapter II. Contemporary Feminism in Iran: Definitions, Narratives and
Identity
Introduction
The Struggle to Define "Islamic Feminism"
Chapter III. Women's Rights in Islam: An Iranian Case StudyIntroduction
Divorce
Conclusion
Chapter IV. Human Rights, Islam and the debate around CEDAW
Introduction
A Brief Background to CEDAW
International Debate: CEDAW and Muslim-majority countries
Iranian Debates on CEDAW
Conclusion: A Personal Account
INDEX