Publication

Feb 2012

Islamic women’s activism may appear as a contradiction in terms to Western audiences used to presentations of Islam as counterproductive to women’s empowerment. Yet many different activists work to empower women based on Islamic arguments and references, and constitute potentially important future partners for external actors.

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Author Julie Elisabeth Pruzan-Jørgensen
Series DIIS Policy Briefs
Publisher Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Copyright © 2012 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
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