Islam, Democracy and the Status of Women - The Case of Kuwait (Hardcover)

This book examines the relationship between religion, democracy, and women's organizations in Kuwait. More specifically, it looks at whether these organizations are working toward achieving formal political rights for women. Helen Rizzo examines how interpretations of religion affected the goals and activities of the organizations in terms of women's empowerment and if the organizations were pushing the democratization process. Much of the recent literature on the relationship between Islam, democracy, and women's rights has been negative and pessimistic. Instead, this book examines the complicated relationship between these three things, arguing that some women in Kuwait are using Islam in their discourse to justify women's right to equality and public participation, thus countering the arguments that see Islam, democracy, and women's rights as inherently and culturally incompatible.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Middle East Studies: History, Politics & Law
Release date:	2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Helen M Rizzo
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	134
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-97207-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
LSN:	0-415-97207-8
Barcode:	9780415972079

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