Apr 27, 2010 (Talk of the Nation) — Some Muslims hope to create political, economic and educational opportunities for women, while others condemn women's empowerment as anti-Islamic. A new brand of feminism is taking hold in the Middle East and beyond. It's led, more often than not, by women.
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Islamic Feminists Transforming Middle East
Apr 27, 2010 (Talk of the Nation) — Some Muslims hope to create political, economic and educational opportunities for women, while others condemn women's empowerment as anti-Islamic. A new brand of feminism is taking hold in the Middle East and beyond. It's led, more often than not, by women.Some Muslims hope to create political, economic and educational opportunities for women, while others condemn women's empowerment as anti-Islamic.
A new brand of feminism is taking hold in the Middle East and beyond. It's led, more often than not, by women.
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Isobel Coleman, author of Paradise Beneath Her FeetSakena Yacoobi, founder and director, Afghan Institute of Learning
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