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Revealing Reveiling: Islamist Gender Ideology in Contemporary Egypt (Suny Series in Middle Eastern Studies)

Sherifa D. Zuhur

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Description:In modern Egypt, the pace of Islamic resurgence has increased as in other Muslim societies. Throughout the twentieth century, Egyptian women have fought fiercely for political participation and for legal and educational reform to improve their status. To many of them, the adoption of a new form of the veil seemed retrogressive and ominous. This book explores the history of Muslim women and the debates over gender which have developed since the golden age of Islam. It considers the opinions, goals, and ideals of fifty Egyptian women, veiled and unveiled and compares their views to the gender ideology of the contemporary Islamists. Women's social backgrounds are examined in the context of the Egyptian state and its social policies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Revealing Reveiling: Islamist Gender Ideology in Contemporary Egypt (Suny Series in Middle Eastern Studies). To get started finding Revealing Reveiling: Islamist Gender Ideology in Contemporary Egypt (Suny Series in Middle Eastern Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In modern Egypt, the pace of Islamic resurgence has increased as in other Muslim societies. Throughout the twentieth century, Egyptian women have fought fiercely for political participation and for legal and educational reform to improve their status. To many of them, the adoption of a new form of the veil seemed retrogressive and ominous. This book explores the history of Muslim women and the debates over gender which have developed since the golden age of Islam. It considers the opinions, goals, and ideals of fifty Egyptian women, veiled and unveiled and compares their views to the gender ideology of the contemporary Islamists. Women's social backgrounds are examined in the context of the Egyptian state and its social policies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Revealing Reveiling: Islamist Gender Ideology in Contemporary Egypt (Suny Series in Middle Eastern Studies). To get started finding Revealing Reveiling: Islamist Gender Ideology in Contemporary Egypt (Suny Series in Middle Eastern Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Revealing Reveiling: Islamist Gender Ideology in Contemporary Egypt (Suny Series in Middle Eastern Studies)

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