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![]() Islamic Women's Activism in the Arab World
In the Arab world many different actors work to enhance women's participation, agency and authority based on Islamic arguments and references.
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Islamic women's activism may appear as a contradiction in terms to Western audiences used to presentations of Islam as counterproductive to women's empowerment. Yet, in the Arab world many different actors work to enhance women's participation, agency and authority based on Islamic arguments and references – be that as scholars, as charity and welfare providers, as religious activists or as politicians. |
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tags: Women / Arab World / Islam / Activists / Arab Spring
Posted in Research and Commentary , Women |
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