Islamic feminism and its discontents: Toward a resolution of the debate

Signs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1135-1171

  Moghadam, Valentine M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2342522805     PISSN: 00979740     EISSN: 15456943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339639     Document Type: Review

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