Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject
Winner of the 2005 Victoria Schuck Award, American Political Science AssociationHonorable Mention for the 2005 Albert Hourani Book Award, Middle East Studies Association"Mahmood's book is a tour de force that provides an alternative prism through which we may understand the women's mosque movement in Egypt."--Cynthia Nelson,Middle East Journal"The book is of great importance regarding the position of women within the Muslim piety movement in Egypt. It is of interest for those dealing with Islamic revival and women issues not only in Egypt or the Middle East and North Africa but also to those dealing with the role of religion in life and gender issues worldwide."--Rachel Simon, Ph.D.,Digest of Middle East Studies