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Women, Islam, and Resistance in the Arab World / Maria Holt, Haifaa Jawad.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (211 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626376588
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.40917/4927 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ1784 .H65 2013
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Women and Islamism in the Arab World -- 2 Islamic Discourses on Women and Violence -- 3 Expressions of Resistance: Women and the Arab Spring -- 4 Islam and Revolution: Shiite Women in Lebanon -- 5 Islam and Resistance: Iraqi Women -- 6 The Violence of Occupation: Palestinian Women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip -- 7 The Way Forward -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: How are women in the Arab world negotiating the male-dominated character of Islamist movements? Is their participation in the Islamic political project--including violent resistance against foreign invasion and occupation--the result of coercion, or of choice? Questioning assumptions about female powerlessness in Muslim societies, Maria Holt and Haifaa Jawad explore the resistance struggles taking place in Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and elsewhere in the Middle East from the perspectives of the women involved. The authors make extensive use of vivid personal testimonies as they examine the influence of such factors as religion, patriarchy, and traditional practices in determining women’s modes of participation in conflicts. In the process, they add to our knowledge not only of how women are affected by political violence, but also of how their involvement is beginning to change the rules that govern their societies.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Women and Islamism in the Arab World -- 2 Islamic Discourses on Women and Violence -- 3 Expressions of Resistance: Women and the Arab Spring -- 4 Islam and Revolution: Shiite Women in Lebanon -- 5 Islam and Resistance: Iraqi Women -- 6 The Violence of Occupation: Palestinian Women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip -- 7 The Way Forward -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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How are women in the Arab world negotiating the male-dominated character of Islamist movements? Is their participation in the Islamic political project--including violent resistance against foreign invasion and occupation--the result of coercion, or of choice? Questioning assumptions about female powerlessness in Muslim societies, Maria Holt and Haifaa Jawad explore the resistance struggles taking place in Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and elsewhere in the Middle East from the perspectives of the women involved. The authors make extensive use of vivid personal testimonies as they examine the influence of such factors as religion, patriarchy, and traditional practices in determining women’s modes of participation in conflicts. In the process, they add to our knowledge not only of how women are affected by political violence, but also of how their involvement is beginning to change the rules that govern their societies.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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