Interpreting Islam, Modernity, and Women's Rights in Pakistan (Hardcover)

In Pakistan, myriad constituencies are grappling with reinterpreting women's rights. This book analyzes the Government of Pakistan's construction of an understanding of what constitutes women's rights, moves on to address traditional views and contemporary popular opinion on women's rights, and then focuses on three very different groups' perceptions of women's rights: progressive women's organizations as represented by the Aurat Foundation and Shirkat Gah; orthodox Islamist views as represented by the Jama'at-i-Islami, the MMA government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2002-08) and al-Huda; and the Swat Taliban. Author Anita M. Weiss analyzes the resultant "culture wars" that are visibly ripping the country apart, as groups talk past one another - each confidant that they are the proprietors of culture and interpreters of religion while others are misrepresenting it.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	A. Weiss
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	193
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-38899-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	1-137-38899-4
Barcode:	9781137388995

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