Women and Islam /

Leila Ahmed argues the case for revision of the widely-held views of the Islamic world about the role of women, using examples from history and the role played by women in the contemporary society. She explains the origin of the veil, and discusses the issue of marriage and women's rights w...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Epicflow Production of Channel Four, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1994]
Series:	Islamic conversations.
Subjects:	Islam > 20th century. Muslims > Interviews. Women > Arab countries > Social conditions. Sexism > Arab countries > History. Muslim women > Attitudes. Feminism > Arab countries.

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Summary:	Leila Ahmed argues the case for revision of the widely-held views of the Islamic world about the role of women, using examples from history and the role played by women in the contemporary society. She explains the origin of the veil, and discusses the issue of marriage and women's rights within marriage.
Item Description:	"FFH5172." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (30 min) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Audience:	Anthropology. Women Studies.
Production Credits:	Editor, Hussein Youniz ; music, Bahram Manochavi.