Muslim Women and Politics of Participation: Implementing the Beijing Platform (Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East)

Afkhami, Mahnaz

ISBN 10: 0815627599 / ISBN 13: 9780815627593

Verlag: Syracuse University Press, 1997

This volume is about the ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising conciousness and changing codes of law, to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. Editor(s): Afkhami, Mahnaz; Friedl, Erika. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472. . 1997. 1st. Hardcover. . . . . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9780815627593

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Taking off from the conference "Beijing and Beyond," convened by the Sisterhood Is Global Institute in May, 1996 in Washington DC, this volume contains 16 contributions which focus on ways to promote women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies, from raising consciousness and changing codes of law to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international politics. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Von der hinteren Coverseite: At the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, the international community accepted women's rights as human rights, and with it the charge to work toward the full integration of women in the affairs of their respective nations. Muslim Women and the Politics of Participation is about ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising consciousness and changing codes of law to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. Editors Mahnaz Afkhami and Erika Friedl challenge stereotypes about Muslim women and probe the difficulties and possibilities women face as they work for positive social change. Sixteen activists and politicians from international organizations - most from Muslim countriesdiscuss, for the first time, major issues relevant to Muslim women striving to achieve their human rights through political participation.

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Titel: Muslim Women and Politics of Participation: ...
Verlag: Syracuse University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
Einband: Hardcover
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