Faith and Freedom: Women's Human Rights in the Middle East / Edition 1

by Mahnaz Afkhami

Overview

Faith and Freedom examines domestic and political violence against women resulting from cultural segregation, conflicting legal codes, and the monopoly on the interpretation of Islamic texts by a select group of male theologians. It includes recommendations on empowering Muslim women to participate in general socialization and in public policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815626688
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	07/28/1995
Series:	Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East Series
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

Mahnaz Afkhami is the executive director of Sisterhood Is Global Institute (SIGI). She is the author of Women in Exile and co-editor with Erika Friedl of Muslim Women and the Politics of Participation.