Women and Islam in Bangladesh

Women and Islam in Bangladesh
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9780333993873
ISBN-13 : 033399387X
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Book Synopsis Women and Islam in Bangladesh by : T. Hashmi

Download or read book Women and Islam in Bangladesh written by T. Hashmi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-03-10 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work of research by Taj Hashmi puts the issue of women's position in society in historical as well as Islamic perspectives to relate it to the objective conditions in Bangladesh. In eight illuminating chapters, he narrates how Quranic edicts about women have through the ages been misinterpreted by the power elites and the mullahs to suppress women. Even NGOs are not immune from exploiting them. Hope, according to the author, lies in the literacy and economic self-reliance of the Bangladeshi women.


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