Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities

Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities

This book brings to focus, ideas articulated by some contemporary Muslim writers during a three-day conference organized by the International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIUM), on the politico-religious and socio-economic challenges of Muslim women in our time. Edited by Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim and Z...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan, Kamaruddin, Zaleha
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
HQ1101 Women. Feminism
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/22758/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/22758/1/281-283.pdf
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spelling iium-227582016-03-12T09:53:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/22758/ Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan Kamaruddin, Zaleha HQ1101 Women. Feminism This book brings to focus, ideas articulated by some contemporary Muslim writers during a three-day conference organized by the International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIUM), on the politico-religious and socio-economic challenges of Muslim women in our time. Edited by Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim and Zaleha Kamaruddin, the book which features seventeen essays with an introductory note, addresses the challenges facing Muslim Women across diverse cultural and national backgrounds. With a gist that discrimination against women has no basis in Islam; the authors suggested what should be done in order to remedy the dominant misrepresentation in many Muslim countries where women are held inferior. The progress made by some Muslim countries where women enjoy political rights and are allowed participation in the public domain were highlighted while places and areas where much need to be done were also given due attention. By and large, the book opens a vista on how Muslim women can be empowered such that the Ummah can optimize their contributions to its civilizational development. 2010 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/22758/1/281-283.pdf Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan and Kamaruddin, Zaleha (2010) Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities. In: IIUM Research, Innovation & Invention Exhibition (IRIIE 2010), 26 - 27 January 2010, Kuala Lumpur.
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Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan
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Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities
description This book brings to focus, ideas articulated by some contemporary Muslim writers during a three-day conference organized by the International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIUM), on the politico-religious and socio-economic challenges of Muslim women in our time. Edited by Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim and Zaleha Kamaruddin, the book which features seventeen essays with an introductory note, addresses the challenges facing Muslim Women across diverse cultural and national backgrounds. With a gist that discrimination against women has no basis in Islam; the authors suggested what should be done in order to remedy the dominant misrepresentation in many Muslim countries where women are held inferior. The progress made by some Muslim countries where women enjoy political rights and are allowed participation in the public domain were highlighted while places and areas where much need to be done were also given due attention. By and large, the book opens a vista on how Muslim women can be empowered such that the Ummah can optimize their contributions to its civilizational development.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan
Kamaruddin, Zaleha
author_facet Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan
Kamaruddin, Zaleha
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title Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities
title_short Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities
title_full Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities
title_fullStr Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities
title_sort muslim women in contemporary societies: realities and opportunities
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/22758/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/22758/1/281-283.pdf
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