Interpreting Islam, Modernity, and Women’s Rights in Pakistan

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Synopsis

In Pakistan, myriad constituencies are grappling with reinterpreting women's rights. This book analyzes the Government of Pakistan's construction of an understanding of what constitutes women's rights, moves on to address traditional views and contemporary popular opinion on women's rights, and then focuses on three very different groups' perceptions of women's rights: progressive women's organizations as represented by the Aurat Foundation and Shirkat Gah; orthodox Islamist views as represented by the Jama'at-i-Islami, the MMA government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2002-08) and al-Huda; and the Swat Taliban. Author Anita M. Weiss analyzes the resultant "culture wars" that are visibly ripping the country apart, as groups talk past one another - each confidant that they are the proprietors of culture and interpreters of religion while others are misrepresenting it.

Book details

Edition:
2014
Author:
A. Weiss
ISBN:
9781137389008
Related ISBNs:
9781137388995
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-03-15
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2014
Copyright by:
A. Weiss 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Sociology