Sonbol (Islamic history, society, and law, Georgetown U.) presents 12 chapters discussing the spectrum of legal and work-related obstacles faced by women, both in the past and in the present, in Jorda
Mostly American scholars of history, art, and religion discuss sources for studying the history and life of women in the Islamic world. Many of the 24 papers are from an April 1996 roundtable at Georg
This study of modern Egypt aims to open the debate regarding new terms and methods for understanding the Middle East and Islamic societies. By introducing her own methodologies and applying them to th
