Paradise beneath her feet
Subtitle: how women are transforming the Middle East
By: Isobel Coleman
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9781400066957
Subjects: Social conditions; Women's rights; Islam; Muslim women
Description: In this timely book, Coleman journeys through the strategic crescent of the greater Middle East--Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan--to reveal how activists are working within the tenets of Islam to create economic, political, and educational opportunities for women. Coleman argues that these efforts are critical to bridging the conflict between those championing reform and those seeking to oppress women in the name of religious tradition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-303) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why women matter; title: Gender jihad; title: Revolutionary sisters: Iran; title: Under the crescent moon: Pakistan; title: Redirecting jihad: Afghanistan; title: Channeling Khadijah: Saudi Arabia; title: Daughters of Zainab: Iraq; title: Conclusion.