Deconstructing religious-secular divides: Women's rights advocacy in Muslim-majority societies
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[Thesis]
Sheherazade Jafari
Said, Abdul Aziz
American University
2015
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Committee members: Mertus, Julie; Tickner, J. Ann
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-69624-0
Ph.D.
School of International Service
American University
2015
International relations (IR) scholars and policy makers are increasingly focusing on the global resurgence of religion in politics-particularly the roles of political Islam and religious extremism. Yet a gender lens that recognizes women as more than mere victims of these trends remains largely absent in their analyses. In response, this dissertation examines how women's rights activists in Muslim-majority societies are responding to these trends. How are they navigating the religious-secular divides that predominantly define the discourse on women's rights, and inserting their own voices in local and global discourses on religion in politics?
Religion; Womens studies; Islamic Studies; International Relations; Gender studies
Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Constructivism;Islam;Religion;Secularism;Social movements;Women's rights