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Women & Islam
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results14 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 3 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryChasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State Fatah, Tarek Book 2008 According to Tarek Fatah, "Morality is doing what is right, regardless what we are told; Religious dogma is doing what we are told, no matter what is right." Fatah argues that since Islam's advent, th... Cliffites Deal in Religious Opiate Article 2007 All religions and all religious organizations serve to mystify and obscure the class basis of oppression in capitalist society. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Kristof, Nicholas D; WuDunn, Sheryl Book 2009 Describes the health and situation of women worldwide by investigating issues such as rampant gendercide in the developing world and gender discrimation in the labour force. The authors aim to bring a... I am not that Woman in a burqa : A Palestinian novelist remembers the liberated, educated women of her life, and how their freedom has been, and is being, curtailed. Khalifeh, Sahar Article 2015 Palestinian novelist Sahar Khalifeh discusses growing up as a girl and woman in Arab culture, and how Arab women are represented in Western culture. Infidel Hirsi Ali, Ayaan Book 2007 Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali woman who escaped a forced marriage and moved to the Netherlands, where she became a spokeswoman for Muslim women's rights. She tells the story of how her experiences led h... Iran: Compulsory veiling is abusive, discriminatory and humiliating; end the persecution of women for peacefully protesting against it Amnesty International Article 2018 Amnesty International criticizes Iran's compulsory veiling laws, arguing that they are not only harmful to women, but fundamentally unconstitutional. Iraq: Women's Liberation and the Struggle Against Imperialist Subjugation Rath, Amy Article 2003 The women of Iraq illustrate the status of most of the world's women, caught between the domination of imperialism and the oppression of stifling ancient 'customs' like the veil, holdovers from a more... My Stealthy Freedom: The Hijab in Iran and in the West Mali, Malhar Article 2017 An interview with Masih Alinejad, an outspoken critic of the forced hijab policy in Iran, about how the Islamic Revolution affected women, compulsory hijab laws, and her activism. Sharia "Socialists": I.S. Upholds Anti-Woman Religious Courts Article 2006 It is mind-boggling that self-styled leftists would champion a campaign by the most reactionary, anti-woman forces in the Muslim community to have their religious law backed by the authority of the ca... The Veil and Violence against Women in Islamist Societies Namazie, Maryam Article 2007 The ongoing battle between the Islamic authorities and women over the veil clearly reveals why it has become a symbol like no other of the violence women face under Islam and why 'improper' or 'bad' v... What's all the fuss about the veil? Namazie, Maryam Article 2007 It is impossible to address the status of women under Islamic laws and defend women’s rights without addressing and denouncing the veil. And this is why the veil is the first thing that Islamists impo... Why make a fuss about the murder of a brown-skinned Muslim girl? Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 History gives us numerous examples of social movements which come, over time, to adopt positions directly opposed to the principles on which they were founded. It appears this has happened to the 'fem... Women Enslaved by Islamic Reaction: Taliban: Bitter Fruit of U.S. Imperialism's Anti-Soviet War Ibsen, Kathy Article 2001 There is nothing progressive or "anti-imperialist" about being shrouded in the veil. Nor is it, as some liberals would maintain, a quaint cultural attribute. You wouldn't think you would have to be a ... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesOrganization for Women's Liberation - Iran Organisation for Women's Liberation (OWL) was built on 14th December 2002 in direct response to the growing women's movement in Iran for equality and liberation The contemporary history of women's mov... Women Living Under Muslim Law WLUML is an international solidarity network that provides information and support for those women whose lives have been shaped by the customs and/or laws of Islam. It extends to more 70 countries and... Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime Dem Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime geh”ren Menschen an, die entweder den muslimischen Glauben aufgegeben haben oder die niemals Muslime waren, wenngleich sie aufgrund ihrer Herkunft aus einem sog. "muslimi... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryIranian women's rights activists win first Reporters Without Borders netizen prize with support from Google Sources News Release 2010 Reporters Without Borders has awarded the first #Netizen Prize# to the Iranian women#s rights activists of the Change for Equality (www.we-change.org) website. Launch of Middle East Gender Study Marks International Women's Day Sources News Release 2010 Women journalists representing 15 journalists# unions of the International Federation of Journalists from across the Arab World and Middle East gathered in Al Manama-Bahrain to mark International Wome... From the Connexions ArchivesRevolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) Website Women opposed to the Taliban, to the Afghan government, and to the foreign forces in Afghanistan. |
