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Women and gender in Islam by Leila Ahmed · Booklabria

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Women and gender in Islam

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Women and gender in Islam

Name: Women and gender in Islam
Author: Leila Ahmed

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First published: 1992
Language: English
Editions: 6

Synopsis

Explores the historical roots of the debate about women in Islamic societies by tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender up to the present. The book describes the gender systems in place in the Middle East both before and after the rise of Islam.

Subjects: History
Religion
Women
Histoire
Social conditions
Geschichte
Set in: Arab countries

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