Nazira Zeineddine - A Pioneer of Islamic Feminism

Informationen zum Autor Miriam Cooke is Professor of Modern Arabic literature and Culture at Duke University. Klappentext In 1928, a young Lebanese woman, Nazira Zeineddine al-Halabi, wrote a book called "Unveiling and Veiling", an indictment of patriarchal oppression in which she boldly stated that the veil was un-Islamic, directly challenging the teachings of "wiser" male scholars. Considered by many an attack on Islam, it rocked the Muslim world and was banned by many clerics, although it quickly went into a second edition and was translated into several languages. In this latest addition to Makers of the Muslim World series, Miriam Cooke offers an intimate portrait of the life and work of this pioneering champion of Islamic feminism. Zusammenfassung The only biography in English of this important figure in Islamic history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Maps Preface Acknowledgements   PART I 1 Early Arab Feminisms 2 The Twilight of the Ottomans 3 Islamic Lessons 4 Religious Interlocutors 5 The Book 6 "The Girl" Writes Back 7 What Went Wrong?   PART II 8 Marriage 9 The Afterlife of a Writer   Conclusion   Glossary Works Cited Index

Product details

• Authors: Miriam Cooke, Miriam G. Cooke, Cooke Miriam
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2010
• EAN: 9781851687695
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-769-5
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Makers of the Muslim World; Makers of the Muslim World
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, Islamic Studies, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Islamic countries, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities