Female circumcision: Muslim identities and zero tolerance policies in rural West Java

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 394-404

  Newland, Lynda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL TRADITION; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; JAVA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 33747435513     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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