In search of Islamic feminism : one woman's global journey
"Islamic feminism" would seem a contradiction in terms to most Westerners. We are taught to think of Islam as a culture wherein social code and religious law alike force women to accept male authority and surrender to the veil. How could feminism emerge under such a code, let alone florish? Now, traveling throughout Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, as well as Islami communities in the United States, acclaimed Arab Studies scholar and bestselling author Elizabeth Fernea sets out to answer that question
eBook, English, 2010
Doubleday, New York, 2010