About this title: A considerable literature has been devoted to the study of Islamic activism. By contrast, Nadje Al-Ali's book explores the anthropological and political significance of secular-oriented activism by focusing on the women's movement in Egypt. In so doing, it challenges stereotypical images of Arab women as passive victims and demonstrates how they fight for their rights and confront conservative forces. Al-Ali's book also takes issue with prevailing constructions of 'the West' and its perceived dichotomous relation to 'the East'. The argument is constructed around interviews which afford ...
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Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000. (Cambridge Middle East Studies 14) xv, 264pp. Paper. Excellent. The book explores the anthropological and political significance of secular-oriented activism by focusing on the women's movement in the Egyptian state and Egypt: in so doing, it challenges stereotypical images of Arab women as passive victims. read more
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2000
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Date Published: 2000
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Date Published: 2000
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2000
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Description: New. Challenging recent scholarship which has dwelt on Islamic activism, Nadje Al-Ali explores the anthropological and political significance of secular-oriented activism by focusing on the women'Äôs movement in Egypt. The author frames her work around current theoretical debates in Middle Eastern and post-colonial scholarship and interviews with members of the movement. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521785044ISBN:0521785049
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