Islamic women's activism in the Arab world: Potentials and challenges for external actors

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Islamic women's activism may appear a contradiction in terms to many Western audiences accustomed to presentations of Islam as counterproductive to the promotion of women's empowerment and the situation of women more generally. Yet in the Arab world (and beyond) many different groups and individuals - as scholars, as charity and welfare providers, and as religious or political activists - work to empower women based on Islamic arguments and references. Islamic women's activism is an important complement to traditional liberal/secular women's activism, not least because in many cases it enjoys a wider local legitimacy. Accordingly, Islamic women's activists also constitute potentially important future partners for external actors (bilateral and multilateral aid agencies, women's organisations etc.) working to contribute to Arab women's empowerment, participation, agency and authority.

Angaben zum Objekt

• ISBN: 978-87-7605-488-5
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: DIIS Report ; No. 2012:02

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Pruzan-Jørgensen, Julie
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
• (wo): Copenhagen
• (wann): 2012

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/59819
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ