Title: Women in Islamist movements : toward an Islamist model of women's activism

Authors: Abdellatif, Omayma and Ottaway, Marina

Place: Washington, DC [etc.]

Publisher: Carnegie endowment for international peace

Year: 2007

Journal: Carnegie papers

Volume: no. 2

PAGE: --

Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, islam, political movements, feminism, middle east

Abstract: Women are beginning to play a bigger role in Islamist political movements in the Middle East. Women activists have made important inroads in these movements by creating strong women's branches and pushing for broader political participation/representation in the movements.

URL: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/cmec2_women_in_islam_final1.pdf

Document type: Portal