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Tables of Contents for Muslim Women and the Politics of Participation
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
2
Introduction
ix
12
Contributors
xxi
PART ONE Assessing Women's Rights Issues in Muslim Societies after Beijing
3
40
1. Beyond Beijing: Obstacles and Prospects for the Middle East
3
8
Deniz Kandiyoti
2. Fundamentalism and Women's Rights: Lessons from the City of Women
11
7
Boutheina Cheriet
3. Women, Islamisms, and State: Dynamics of Power and Contemporary Feminisms in Egypt
18
11
Azza M. Karam
4. Aberrant "Islams" and Errant Daughters: The Turbulent Legacy of Beijing in Muslim Societies
29
14
Ann Elizabeth Mayer
PART TWO Strategies for Change
43
80
5. Muslim Women's Islamic Higher Learning as a Human Right: The Action Plan
43
15
Nimat Hafez Barazangi
6. Imagination as Subversion: Narrative as a Tool of Civic Awareness
58
14
Azar Nafisi
7. Personal Status Codes and Women's Rights in the Maghreb
72
11
Fati Ziai
8. Leadership Development for Young Women: A Model
83
11
Sharifah Tahir
9. The Women Studies Program in Palestine: Between Criticism and New Vision
94
7
Eileen Kuttab
10. Imperiled Pioneer: An Assessment of the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World
101
8
Laurie E. King-Irani
11. Claiming Our Rights: A Manual for Women's Human Rights Education in Muslim Societies
109
14
Mahnaz Afkhami
PART THREE International Organizations and the Implementation of the Platform for Action
123
42
12. International Human Rights Organizations and Advocacy for Change
123
5
Maryam Elahi
13. International Organizations, National Machinery, Islam, and Foreign Policy
128
13
Mervat Tallawy
14. Muslim Law and Women Living under Muslim Laws
141
6
Seema Kazi
15. Gender Equality and the World Bank
147
6
Roslyn G. Hees
16. UNIFEM and Women's Climb to Equality: No Turning Back
153
12
Noeleen Heyzer
Ilana Landsberg-Lewis
Notes
165
14
Bibliography
179
8
Index
187