Women Claim Islam
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: November 2000
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780415925532
Subjects: Feminism; Islamic studies; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Other prose: from c 1900 -; Women In Islam; Sociology; Arabic; Religion; Islam - General; Middle Eastern; Women's Studies - General; Religion / Islam; 20th century; Arab countries; History; Intellectual life; Muslim women
First sentence: Before looking at the most recent developments in Arab women's writings, which have moved from a generally secular focus to an increasingly Islamic orientation, it is necessary to situate these writings more broadly within their historical context.