Do Muslim Women Need Saving?

Frequent reports of honor killings, disfigurement, and sensational abuse have given rise to a consensus in the West, a message propagated by human rights groups and the media: Muslim women need to be rescued. Lila Abu-Lughod boldly challenges this conclusion. An anthropologist who has been writing about Arab women for thirty years, she delves into the predicaments of Muslim women today, questioning whether generalizations about Islamic culture ca...

By Lila Abu-Lughod
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Harvard University Press; 10/13/13 edition (November 12, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780674725164
ISBN-13: 978-0674725164
ASIN: 0674725166
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 1033006
Format: PDF Text djvu book

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A vital, accessibly-written academic work about feminism, Islam, and how Muslim women are cast as objects needing saving--rather than humans with agency. This is an incredibly teachable work; I have used it in a variety of courses at the undergraduat

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Human beings are born storytellers and one cannot attend any social event, including the company water cooler, without being regaled by stories. This was every bit as good. PDF ePub fb2 djvu book Do Muslim Women Need Saving? Pdf. this book is packed full of easy to understand material. Another great Dan Brown thriller- this was purchased as a replacement for my damaged copy that I loaned out but I still re-read and loan it out so I had to get another copy. I could never quite decide which best friend I wanted for Kim. I enjoy the availability of e-books for many reasons, and being able to find an elusive volume like this is rewarding. It's nice when I find US sellers or sellers who ship quickly. I will say I much preferred reading the last half of this book as a complete story.