Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism
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Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism by Haideh Moghissi
As well as providing an introduction to postmodernism, feminist theory and Islamic fundamentalism and their illumination of the sexual politics of Islam, the author contrasts the denunciation of racism in Western feminism with the accepted Islamic identity of Muslim women.
Haideh Moghissi is an associate professor of sociology and women's studies at Atkinson College, York University, Toronto. Before leaving Iran 1984, she was a senior archivist in the Iran National Archives. She was a founder of the National Union of Women and member of its first executive board and the editorial board of Barabari (Equality) and Zanan Dar Mobarezeh (Women in Struggle).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781856495905 |
| ISBN 10 | 1856495906 |
| Title | Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism |
| Author | Haideh Moghissi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1999-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
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