Arab women : between defiance and restraint /

The lives of Arab women today are complex, diverse and far more multi-faceted than those of the one-dimensional creatures of veiled passivity who inhabit the imaginations of so many Western "experts." In most Arab countries, women face constricting laws and social customs that hold them ba...

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Other Authors:	Sabbagh, Suha (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Olive Branch Press, ©1996.
Subjects:	Women > Arab countries > Social conditions. Feminism > Arab countries. Muslim women > Arab countries. Women in Islam > Arab countries. Femmes > États arabes > Conditions sociales. Féminisme > États arabes. Musulmanes > États arabes. Femmes dans l'islam > États arabes. Feminism Muslim women Women in Islam Women > Social conditions Arab countries Soziale Situation Politik Literatur Frau Arabische Staaten Vrouwen. Feminisme. Islamieten. Women, Arab > Social conditions. Muslim women > Social conditions. Women in Islam. Féminisme > Pays arabes. Femmes > Pays arabes > Conditions sociales. Musulmanes > Pays arabes. Femmes dans l'islam > Pays arabes. Arabische Staaten.

Published 1996

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