Local feminism: Between Islamism and liberal universalism

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 34-41

  Jad, Islah ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FEMINISM; GENDER RELATIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; ISLAMISM; MARGINALIZATION; WOMENS ORGANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; PALESTINE;

EID: 59649114203     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2008.tb00509.x     Document Type: Article

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