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Contesting Feminisms: Gender and Islam in Asia (SUNY series, Genders in the Global South) - Softcover

Book 3 of 9: SUNY series, Genders in the Global South
 
9781438457925: Contesting Feminisms: Gender and Islam in Asia (SUNY series, Genders in the Global South)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1438457928 ISBN 13: 9781438457925
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2016

Synopsis

Creates a new space for hybrid feminist analysis of Asian Muslim women's lives.

Contesting Feminisms explores how Asian Muslim women make decisions on appropriating Islam and Islamic lifestyles through their own participation in the faith. The contributors highlight the fact that secularism has provided the space for some women to reclaim their religious identity and their own feminisms. Through compelling case studies and theoretical discussions, this volume challenges mainstream Western and national feminisms that presume homogeneity of Muslim women's lives to provide a deeper understanding of the multiple realities of feminism in Muslim communities.

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About the Author

Huma Ahmed-Ghosh is Professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University and the editor of Asian Muslim Women: Globalization and Local Realities, also published by SUNY Press.

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Publisher
State University of New York Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1438457928
ISBN 13 
9781438457925
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
292
Editor
Ahmed-Ghosh Huma