Islamic feminisms : rights and interpretations across generations in Iran
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Islamic feminisms : rights and interpretations across generations in Iran
（Gender in law, culture, and society / series editor, Martha Albertson Fineman）
Routledge, 2017
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book explores the contentious topic of women's rights in Muslim-majority countries, with a specific focus on Iran and the Iranian women's movement from 1906 to the present. The work contextualizes the authorial self through the use of personal narrative and interviews. A new critique of Islamic law is produced through an in-depth study of the Iranian Constitution, civil and criminal codes. The work presents a novel reconceptualization of the term "Islamic feminism" by revisiting the arguments of various scholars and through analysis of interviews with Iranian women's rights activists. It is contended that the feminist movements can play a critical role in Islamic law reform and consequently the eventual implementation of international human rights law in Muslim-majority countries. What emerges from this study is not only a feminist critique of two major regimes of law, but also the identification of possibilities for reform in the future. The study transitions from the Iranian national context to the international by way of a comparative legal study of international human rights laws and Islamic laws. The book will appeal both to academics and human rights practitioners.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Situating the Self
Memories
Chapter 1. Iranian Women's Movement: Narratives of Dissent
Overview
The Iranian Women's Movement: A Brief Historical Account 1872-2012
Iranian Women's Movement through: Offline and Online Media
Pahlavi Period (1925-1979)
1979- 2009: the Rise and the Fall of Women's Print Media
Chapter II. Contemporary Feminism in Iran: Definitions, Narratives and Identity
Introduction
The Struggle to Define "Islamic Feminism"
Chapter III. Women's Rights in Islam: An Iranian Case StudyIntroduction
Divorce
Conclusion
Chapter IV. Human Rights, Islam and the debate around CEDAW
Introduction
A Brief Background to CEDAW
International Debate: CEDAW and Muslim-majority countries
Iranian Debates on CEDAW
Conclusion: A Personal Account
INDEX
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