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Between feminism and Islam : human rights and Sharia Law in Morocco /

There are two major women's movements in Morocco: the Islamists who hold shari'a as the platform for building a culture of women's rights, and the feminists who use the United Nations' framework to amend shari'a law. Between Feminism and Islam shows how the interactions of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Salime, Zakia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2011.
Colección:Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 36.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:There are two major women's movements in Morocco: the Islamists who hold shari'a as the platform for building a culture of women's rights, and the feminists who use the United Nations' framework to amend shari'a law. Between Feminism and Islam shows how the interactions of these movements over the past two decades have transformed the debates, the organization, and the strategies of each other. In Between Feminism and Islam, Zakia Salime looks at three key movement moments: the 1992 feminist One Million Signature Campaign, the 2000 Islamist mass rally opposing the reform of family law, and the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxx, 195 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-181) and index.
ISBN:9780816678327
0816678324
9781452946085
1452946086