Women claim Islam : creating Islamic feminism through literature /

Women claim Islam : creating Islamic feminism through literature /

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Main Author: Cooke, Miriam (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New York : Routledge, 2001.

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Feminism > Arab countries > History > 20th century.
Muslim women > Arab countries > History > 20th century.
Muslim women > Arab countries > Intellectual life > 20th century.

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Call Number: HQ1170 .C75 2001

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Table of Contents:
  • Arab women's literary history. Critical response ; The Gulf War story ; Gendering the Gulf War story ; The Iraqi version ; Migrating stories ; Conclusion
  • In search of mother tongues. Assia Djebar's prisonhouse ; Albert Memmi's struggles with his mother ; Abdelkebir Khatibi's bi-langue ; Jacques Derrida : "Le petit juif français d'Algérie" ; Conclusion
  • Reviewing beginnings. Islamic feminism ; Assia Djebar ; Fatima Mernissi ; Nawal El Saadawi ; Conclusion
  • A Muslim sister. Zaynab al-Ghazali's Muslim Ladies' Association ; Survival in hell ; Signs taken for wonders ; An Islamic feminist mission ; Conclusion
  • Multiple critique. Critical networking ; Imageness ; The weight of the veil ; Conclusion
  • Changing the subject. Academic politics.