Fatwas and feminism / director, Usha Albuquerque & Amrita Ghosh Kumar ; produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust for and in partnership with the Prasar Bharati Corporation ; producer & commissioning editor, Rajiv Mehrotra.
Publisher:
Public Service Broadcasting Trust,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (approximately 52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Copyright notice on disc: Public Service Broadcasting Trust. Summary taken from container.
Summary:
An all women fatwa panel in Hyderabad, the first of its kind in the world, is issuing edicts on subjects ranging from make-up to menstruation. Disapproval from the Muslim orthodoxy notwithstanding, it's a remarkable success. What impact these pioneering changes might have for the reconstruction of contemporary India remains to be seen, but they are helping to subtly refashion structures of Indian Muslim religious authority, till now largely a male domain.
Series:
Open frame
OCLC:
(OCoLC)840843252
LCCN:
2013319144
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.