The new burqa in Bangladesh: Empowerment or violation of women's rights?

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 368-380

  Rozario, Santi ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; RELIGION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33747364239     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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