Islamic Women’s Activism in the Arab World

Author(s): Julie Elisabeth Pruzan-Jørgensen
Publisher(s): Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
Date of publication: Feb 2012
Issue number: 0
Pages: 4
Series: DIIS Policy Briefs

Description: Islamic women’s activism may appear as a contradiction in terms to Western audiences used to presentations of Islam as counterproductive to women’s empowerment. Yet many different activists work to empower women based on Islamic arguments and references, and constitute potentially important future partners for external actors.

General note: © 2012 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

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