Islam and gender politics in Iran / by Jyotika Teckchandani (Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Social Sciences, Amity University, Noida).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teckchandani, Jyotika, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women--Iran--Social conditions.

Muslim women.

Muslim women--Political activity--Iran.

Feminism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Feminism.

Women in Islam.

Muslim women--Political activity.

Muslim women--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Iran.

Physical Description:

xxi, 170 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : New Century Publications, 2017.

Contents:

1 Matrix of Gender, State, Nation and Religion: Theoretical Framework 19

1.1 Gender Defined

1.2 Religion, Gender and Sexuality

1.2.1 Gendered Religious Division of Labour and Power Relations within Religious Regimes

1.2.2 Religion and Sexism: Representation of Women in Religious Traditions

1.2.3 Women as Religious Subjects, Historical Agents, and Political Actors

1.3 Relationship between Gender, Nation and State

1.4 Gender, Islam and State in Iran

2 Imam Khomeini and Iran: Implications for Iranian Women 47

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Khomeini, Women Question and White Revolution

2.3 Islamic Revolution and Women's Participation

2.4 Khomeini, Constitution and Women

2.5 Constitutional Implications of Articles for Women

2.6 State Policies and Their Impact on Women

2.6.1 Marriage

2.6.2 Divorce

2.6.3 Family Planning

2.6.4 Bride Price

2.6.5 Inheritance

2.6.6 Child Custody

2.6.7 Hejab

2.6.8 Alimony

2.7 The Law of Retribution

2.8 Women's Education

2.9 Women's Employment

2.10 Political Process

3 Islam, State and Gender Discourse and Policies: Rafsanjani and Khatami Periods (1989-2005) 76

3.1 Rafsanjani Period

3.1.1 Gender Policy

3.1.2 Women's Education

3.1.3 Women's Employment

3.1.4 Family Planning

3.1.5 Marriage and Divorce

3.1.6 Hejab

3.1.7 Political Participation of Women

3.1.8 Press and Women

3.1.9 Voices of Reform

3.2 Khatami Period

3.2.1 Participation in Education and Economy

3.2.2 Participation in Decision-Making Bodies

3.2.3 Political Participation

3.2.4 Women's Participation in Sports

3.2.5 Freedom of Press

4 Islam, State and Gender Discourse: Ahmadinejad Period (2005-2013) 102

4.1 Women's Education

4.2 Employment and Family Planning

4.3 Marriage

4.4 Citizenship and Inheritance

4.5 Hejab

4.6 Sports

4.7 Press and NGO's

4.8 Political Participation

5 Women's Movements in Iran: Nature, Discourses and Responses 131

5.1 Women's Movement during Khomeini Period

5.2 Nature of Resistance by Secular Women Organisations

5.3 Emergence of Islamic Women Movement

5.4 Emergence of Critical Islamic Women's Voices

5.5 Weaknesses of Women's Movement

5.6 Women's Movements in Post-Khomeini Period

5.7 Inclusion and Expansion of Women's Rights under Rafsanjani and Khatami

5.8 Emergence of Liberal Islamic Feminism

5.9 Women's Movements: Recounting of Achievements

5.10 Features and Discourses of Women's Movements

5.11 Return of Repression and Exclusion under Ahmadinejad

5.12 Resilience and Strength of Women's Movements

6 Conclusions 144.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-164) and index.

ISBN:

8177084380

9788177084382

OCLC:

970036053

Publisher Number:

99972017253