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Islamic Feminism in Kuwait

The Politics and Paradoxes

  • Authors
  • Alessandra L. González
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction
    Alessandra L. González
    Pages 1-21
  3. Western Feminism Has Not Taken Root in Muslim Hearts and Minds
    Alessandra L. González
    Pages 23-44
  4. Islamists Are Winning Elections
    Alessandra L. González
    Pages 45-80
  5. Veiled Women Are Leading
    Alessandra L. González
    Pages 81-110
  6. Men Are Enabling Islamic Feminism
    Alessandra L. González
    Pages 111-141
  7. Arab Youth Are Both Modern and Traditional
    Alessandra L. González
    Pages 143-174
  8. Conclusion: Legitimate Authorities in Balance
    Alessandra L. González
    Pages 175-207
  9. Back Matter
    Pages 209-254
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About this book

Introduction

Drawing on interviews and fieldwork in Kuwait and throughout the Arabian Peninsula, this book explores what cultural elites in the Arab Gulf region have to say about women's political and cultural rights and how their faith is or is not related to their politics.

Keywords

feminism Islam Islamic feminism methodology politics Tradition women

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