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Overview
This provocative collection addresses the ways in which Arab women writers are using Islam to empower themselves, and theorizes the conditions that have made the appearance of these new voices possible.Synopsis
Women Claim Islam analyzes the stories and autobiographies of contemporary Muslim Arab women who have literally written themselves into the history of the twentieth century. This provocative collection addresses the ways in which Arab women writers are using Islam to empower themselves, and theorizes the conditions that have made the appearance of these new voices possible.
Book Details
Published
December 1, 2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780415925549