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Author Holt, Maria, author.

Title Women, Islam, and resistance in the Arab world / Maria Holt, Haifaa Jawad.

Publication Info. Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013.
copyright 2013

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 211 pages)
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Note Title from resource description page (viewed January 21, 2016).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index.
Contents Women and Islamism in the Arab world -- Islamic discourses on women and violence -- Expressions of resistance : women and the Arab Spring -- Islam and revolution : Shiite women in Lebanon -- Islam and resistance : Iraqi women -- The violence of occupation : Palestinian women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip -- The way forward.
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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language In English.
Subject Women -- Arab countries -- Social conditions.
Women.
Arab countries.
Social conditions.
Women and religion -- Arab countries.
Women and religion.
Women and war -- Arab countries.
Women and war.
Political participation -- Arab countries -- 21st century.
Political participation.
Chronological Term 21st century
2000-2099
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Women.
Womyn.
Added Author Jawad, H. A., author.
Other Form: Print version: 9781588269256 (OCoLC)841039580
ISBN 9781626376588 (electronic book)
1626376581 (electronic book)