Revisiting Muslim Women's Activism
This book traces the evolution of organisational activism among Muslim women in India. It deconstructs the "Muslim woman" as the monolith based on tropes like purdah, polygamy, and tin talaq and…
Specifikacia Revisiting Muslim Women's Activism
This book traces the evolution of organisational activism among Muslim women in India. It deconstructs the "Muslim woman" as the monolith based on tropes like purdah, polygamy, and tin talaq and compels the reader to revisit the question of Muslim women's individual and collective agency. The book argues that the political field, along with religion, moulds the nature and scope of Muslim women's activism in India. It looks at the objectives of four Muslim women's organisations: the Bazm-e-Niswan, the Awaaz-e-Niswaan, the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan and the India International Women's Alliance (IIWA) in close interaction with the political landscape of Mumbai. The book explores the emergence of gender-inclusive interpretation of Muslim women's rights by Muslim women activists and challenges the dominant and reductionist stereotypes on Muslim women, community,