Contributions from a conference held Sept. 2009 at the University of Hildesheim. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction : diversity and political participation in the Arab world / Claudia Derichs -- From Ijtihad to gender Jihad : Islamic feminists between regional activism and transnationalism / Hoda Salah -- Equality by decree? Political participation of women in Egypt / Azadeh Zamirirad and Hala Kindelberger -- Moroccan feminists and the reform of the Personal Status Code / Dana Fennert -- Women and political participation in the United Arab Emirates / Vânia Carvalho Pinto -- Between neo-patriarchy, Islamization, and democratization: gender equality in Kuwait / Hala Kindelberger.
Series:
Publication series on democracy / Heinrich Böll Stiftung ; v. 21
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