Islamic feminisms : rights and interpretations across generations in Iran / Roja Fazaeli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fazaeli, Roja, author.

Series:

Gender in law, culture, and society

Gender in law, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Iran.

Women.

Women--Legal status, laws, etc.

Equality before the law.

Iran.

Women (Islamic law).

Women's rights--Iran.

Women's rights.

Feminism--Iran.

Feminism.

Equality before the law--Iran.

Physical Description:

x, 155 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

This book explores the contentious topic of women's rights in Muslim majority countries, with a specific focus on Iran and the Iranian women's movement from 1906 to the present. The work contextualizes the authorial self through the use of personal narrative and interviews. A new critique of Islamic law is produced through an in-depth study of the Iranian Constitution, civil and criminal codes. The work presents a novel reconceptualization of the term "Islamic feminism" by revisiting the arguments of various scholars and through analysis of interviews with Iranian women's rights activists. It is contended that the feminist movements can play a critical role in Islamic law reform and consequently the eventual implementation of international human rights law in Muslim-majority countries. What emerges from this study is not only a feminist critique of two major regimes of law, but also the identification of possibilities for reform in the future. The study transitions from the Iranian national context to the international by way of a comparative legal study of international human rights laws and Islamic laws. The book will appear both to academic's and human rights practitioners. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Iranian women's movement: narratives of dissent 9

Overview 9

The Iranian women's movement: a brief historical account (1872-2012) 11

Iranian women's movement through offline and online media 29

2 Contemporary feminism in Iran: definitions, narratives and identity 56

Introduction 56

The struggle to define "Islamic feminism" 57

3 Women's rights in Islam: an Iranian case study 73

Introduction 73

Divorce 103

Conclusion 108

4 Human rights, Islam and the debate around CEDAW 110

Introduction 110

A brief background to CEDAW 113

International debate: CEDAW and Muslim-majority countries 119

Iranian debates on CEDAW 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472489159

1472489152

OCLC:

965739375