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Women and gender in islam by leila ahmed5/20/2023 ![]() Part 3 takes as its starting point the turn of the 19th century and outlines the socioeconomic, political, and cultural changes that accompanied European encroachment on the Middle East. Part 2 deals with Arabia at the time of the rise of Islam, tracing changes that occurred when Islam was instituted and changes that accompanied its spread to the wider Middle East. Part 1 outlines the practices and concepts relating to gender in some exemplary societies of the Middle East - Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean - antecedent to the rise of Islam. Women and gender in Islam: historical roots of a modern debateĪre Islamic societies inherently oppressive to women? Is the trend among Islamic women to appear once again in veils and other traditional clothing a symbol of regression or an effort to return to a 'pure' Islam that was just and fair to both sexes? This book contributes to the current debate about women and Islam by exploring its historical roots, tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender from the ancient world to the present. ![]() ![]() The free AfricaBib App for Android is available here ![]()
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