Revealing Reveiling

Islamist Gender Ideology in Contemporary Egypt

By:

Sherifa Zuhur

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Paperback / softback

Series:

SUNY Series in Middle Eastern Studies

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In modern Egypt, the pace of Islamic resurgence has increased as in other Muslim societies. Throughout the twentieth century, Egyptian women have fought fiercely for political participation and for legal and educational reform to improve their status. To many of them, the adoption of a new form of the veil seemed retrogressive and ominous. This book explores the history of Muslim women and the debates over gender which have developed since the golden age of Islam. It considers the opinions, goals, and ideals of fifty Egyptian women, veiled and unveiled and compares their views to the gender ideology of the contemporary Islamists. Women's social backgrounds are examined in the context of the Egyptian state and its social policies.

Author Biography:

Sherifa Zuhur is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Release date Australia

July 1st, 1992

Author

Sherifa Zuhur

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Total Illustrations: 0

Pages

207

Series

SUNY Series in Middle Eastern Studies

Dimensions

152x229x25

ISBN-13

9780791409282

Product ID

5112892

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