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Islam, Democracy and the Status of Women

Helen M. Rizzo
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      This book examines the relationship between religion, democracy, and women's organizations in Kuwait. More specifically, it looks at whether these organizations are working toward achieving formal political rights for women. Helen Rizzo examines how interpretations of religion affected the goals and activities of the organizations in terms of women's empowerment and if the organizations were pushing the democratization process. Much of the recent literature on the relationship between Islam, democracy, and women's rights has been negative and pessimistic. Instead, this book examines the complicated relationship between these three things, arguing that some women in Kuwait are using Islam in their discourse to justify women's right to equality and public participation, thus countering the arguments that see Islam, democracy, and women's rights as inherently and culturally incompatible.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Helen M. Rizzo EAN: 9780415972079 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 317 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2005-01-04 CITY: GENRE: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Politics and government

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      Helen Mary Rizzo has been Assistant Professor of Sociology at the American University in Cairo since September 2001. Her recent research interests are women's political rights in Kuwait and social change in Kuwait, with a focus on citizens' changing attitudes toward democracy, the West and the Middle East.
      This book examines the relationship between religion, democracy, and women's organizations in Kuwait. More specifically, it looks at whether these organizations are working toward achieving formal political rights for women. Helen Rizzo examines how interpretations of religion affected the goals and activities of the organizations in terms of women's empowerment and if the organizations were pushing the democratization process. Much of the recent literature on the relationship between Islam, democracy, and women's rights has been negative and pessimistic. Instead, this book examines the complicated relationship between these three things, arguing that some women in Kuwait are using Islam in their discourse to justify women's right to equality and public participation, thus countering the arguments that see Islam, democracy, and women's rights as inherently and culturally incompatible.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Helen M. Rizzo EAN: 9780415972079 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 317 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2005-01-04 CITY: GENRE: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Politics and government

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      Helen Mary Rizzo has been Assistant Professor of Sociology at the American University in Cairo since September 2001. Her recent research interests are women's political rights in Kuwait and social change in Kuwait, with a focus on citizens' changing attitudes toward democracy, the West and the Middle East.

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