Paradise beneath her feet : [Book] how women are transforming the Middle East / Isobel Coleman

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Coleman, Isobel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Random House, c2010Edition: First American editionDescription: xxix, 315 pages : 24 cmISBN:

9781400066957 (hardback)
1400066956 (alk. paper)

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305.486970956 22

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305.486970956

Summary: In this timely book, Coleman journeys through the strategic crescent of the greater Middle East--Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan--to reveal how activists are working within the tenets of Islam to create economic, political, and educational opportunities for women. Coleman argues that these efforts are critical to bridging the conflict between those championing reform and those seeking to oppress women in the name of religious tradition

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In this timely book, Coleman journeys through the strategic crescent of the greater Middle East--Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan--to reveal how activists are working within the tenets of Islam to create economic, political, and educational opportunities for women. Coleman argues that these efforts are critical to bridging the conflict between those championing reform and those seeking to oppress women in the name of religious tradition

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