Gender Jihad: Muslim Women, Islamic Jurisprudence, and Women's Rights
Muslim women's rights have been a topic of discussion and debate over the past few decades, and with a good reason. Islamic Law (Shariah) is considered by many as patriarchal and particularly oppressive to women, and yet there are also others-Muslim women-who have rigorously defended their reli...
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Language: | English |
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University of Santo Tomas
2007-06-01
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Series: | Kritike: An Online Journal of Philosophy |
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Online Access: | http://www.kritike.org/journal/issue_1/mejia_june2007.pdf |