The politics of feminism in Islam

Signs

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 320-361

  Majid, Anouar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0347374022     PISSN: 00979740     EISSN: 15456943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/495253     Document Type: Article

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