Islamic Feminism in India: Indian Muslim Women Activists and the Reform of Muslim Personal Law

I describe here a nascent `Islamic feminist' movement in India, dedicated to the goal of achieving gender equity under Muslim Personal Law. In justifying their demands, these women activists refer neither to the Indian Constitution nor to the universalistic human rights principles that guide se...

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Main Author: SYLVIA VATUK
Format: Printed Book
Published: Modern Asian Studies 42, 2/3 (2008) pp. 489-518 2007
Subjects:
ULAMA
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/003174.pdf
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