TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Roald,Anne Sofie
ED  -  NetLibrary, Inc.
TI  -  Women in Islam :  the Western experience / 
SN  -  0203164458 (electronic bk.)
U1  -  305.48/697104   22
PY  - 2001///
CY  -  London ; ,  New York : 
PB  -  Routledge, 
KW  -  Muslim women
KW  -  Europe
KW  -  Women in Islam
KW  -  Electronic books.
KW  -  local
N1  -  Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-332) and index;  1.;  Research on Muslims --;  2.;  Arab Muslims in Europe --;  3 .;  Defining the area of research --;  4.;  Theoretical reflections on change and changing processes --;  5.;  Reflections on sharia --;  6.;  Perceptions of women --;  7.;  Gender relations --;  8.;  Women's political participation in Islam --;  9.;  Polygyny --;  10.;  Divorce and child custody --;  11.;  Female circumcision - -;  ch. 12.;  Islamic female dress --;  13.;  Conclusion;  Electronic reproduction.;  Boulder, Colo. :;  NetLibrary,;  2004.;  Available via World Wide Web.;  Access may be limited to NetLibrar y affiliated libraries.;  This edition published in the Taylor & Franc is e-Library, 2004
N2  -  The position of women in Islam is the subject of ongoing debates in both the Muslim world and the West. Women in Islam investigates this de bate and illustrates the ways in which Islamic perceptions of women and gender relations tend to undergo significant change in Western Muslim communities. Roald shows how this cultural encounter gives rise to fres h interpretations of Islamic texts, promoting new Islamic understanding s in relation to issues of gender
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