Islam and development: Opportunities and constraints for Somali women

Gender and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-72

  Ahmed, Sadia ^a,b,c  

^a Women's Research Unit   (Somalia)

^b Pastoral Environ Netwk Horn Africa   (Austria)

^c 1 Laney House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; ISLAMISM; RELIGION;

SOMALIA;

EID: 0032771940     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/741922939     Document Type: Article

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