Do Muslim Women Need Saving?

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"Frequent reports of honor killings, disfigurement, and sensational abuse have given rise to a consensus in the West, a message propagated by human rights groups and the media: Muslim women need to be rescued. Lila Abu-Lughod boldly challenges this conclusion. An anthropologist who has been writing about Arab women for thirty years, she delves into the predicaments of Muslim women today, questioning whether generalizations about Islamic culture can explain the hardships these women face and asking what motivates particular individuals and institutions to promote their rights." -- Publisher website.

subjects: Social conditions,  Civil rights,  Muslim women,  Women's rights,  Jämställdhet,  Vrouwen,  Muslimska kvinnor,  Förtryck,  Sociala aspekter,  Gleichberechtigung,  Heder,  Rechtsstellung,  Muslimin,  Levnadsförhållanden,  Soziale Situation,  Social ställning,  Islam,  Värderingar,  Kvinnors rättigheter,  Fördomar,  Civil rights, islamic countries,  Women, social conditions,  Islamic countries, politics and government,  Muslim women--social conditions,  Muslim women--civil rights,  Women's rights--islamic countries,  Hq1170 .a346 2013,  305.48/697