The women's movement in Pakistan : activism, Islam and democracy / Ayesha Khan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khan, Ayesha, active 2018, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Pakistan--Pāṭa.

Feminism.

Women in Islam--Pakistan--Pāṭa.

Women in Islam.

Women--Political activity--Pakistan--Pāṭa.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 398 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

"The military rule of General Zia ul-Haq, former President of Pakistan, had significant political repercussions for the country. Islamization policies were far more pronounced and control over women became the key marker of the state's adherence to religious norms. Women's rights activists mobilized as a result, campaigning to reverse oppressive policies and redefine the relationship between state, society and Islam. Their calls for a liberal democracy led them to be targeted and suppressed. This book is a history of the modern women's movement in Pakistan. The research is based on documents from the Women's Action Forum archives, court judgments on relevant cases, as well as interviews with activists, lawyers and judges and analysis of newspapers and magazines. Ayesha Khan argues that the demand for a secular state and resistance to Islamization should not be misunderstood as Pakistani women sympathizing with a western agenda. Rather, their work is a crucial contribution to the evolution of the Pakistani state. The book outlines the discriminatory laws and policies that triggered domestic and international outcry, landmark cases of sexual violence that rallied women activists together and the important breakthroughs that enhanced women's rights. At a time when the women's movement in Pakistan is in danger of shrinking, this book highlights its historic significance and its continued relevance today."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Contours of an Islamic Pakistan

Chapter 2. Global Politics and Zia's Islamization

Chapter 3. The Women's Movement: The First Phase

Chapter 4. Grappling with the Damage Done

Chapter 5. Activism Changes Form

Chapter 6. Maulanas at the Helm

Chapter 7. Swat and the Taliban Ascendancy

Chapter 8. Sexual Violence and the New Activists

Chapter 9. Women in Politics and the Promise of Democracy

Chapter 10. The Long View

Bibliography

WAF Interviews.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781788318815

1788318811

9781786735232

1786735237

OCLC:

1114470044