Velvet Jihad : Muslim Women's Quiet Resistance to Islamic Fundamentalism /

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There are numerous conflicts ensuing in the Middle East, but not all are being fought with rockets and rifles. While the Internet has proven invaluable to those who wish to uphold a patriarchal society and spread the message of Islamic fundamentalism, Muslim women have used the Web to build a transn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shirazi, Faegheh, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Fundamentalismus.
Islam.
Kopftuch.
Frau.
Women's rights > Religious aspects > Islam
Feminism > Religious aspects > Islam
Islamic fundamentalism
Muslim women
Fundamentalismus
Islam
Kopftuch
Frau
Women's rights > Religious aspects > Islam.
Muslim women.
Islamic fundamentalism.
Feminism > Religious aspects > Islam.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Femmes > Droits > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Integrisme islamique.
Musulmanes.
Iran.
Iran
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Honor and virginity
  • Sterility, childbirth, taboos, and popular religious practices
  • Even dolls must wear hijab
  • Arts and athletics : stepping over boundaries
  • Gender preference : an Islamic view
  • Bodies confined, spirits cleansed.

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