In Search of Islamic Feminism: One Woman's Global Journey, (Paperback)

from ex_ottoyuhr

Fernea doesn't seem to know what exactly she means by 'Islam,' or what exactly she means by 'feminism,' but she has some very interesting experiences going she knows not whither in search of she knows not what. In particular, a large part of the book is concerned with Central Asia -- Uzbekistan, ...

from ex_ottoyuhr

Fernea doesn't seem to know what exactly she means by 'Islam,' or what exactly she means by 'feminism,' but she has some very interesting experiences going she knows not whither in search of she knows not what. In particular, a large part of the book is concerned with Central Asia -- Uzbekistan, ...

from mdbrady

An American scholar who has long studied Muslim women returned to the Islamic world in the 1990s to interview women about their activities as and for women and their understanding of "Islamic Feminism." Elizabeth Fernea first came to the Middle East in the 1950s as the young bride of an anthropol...

from mdbrady

An American scholar who has long studied Muslim women returned to the Islamic world in the 1990s to interview women about their activities as and for women and their understanding of "Islamic Feminism." Elizabeth Fernea first came to the Middle East in the 1950s as the young bride of an anthropol...