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Gender and Violence in Islamic Societies: Patriarchy, Islamism and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa

Gender and Violence in Islamic Societies: Patriarchy, Islamism and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa

Salhi, Zahia Smail

Hardcover

Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies, Book 134

General Gender StudiesGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1780765304
ISBN13: 9781780765303
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Jul 25 2013
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.60
Language: English

As a result of the uprisings that spread across the Middle East and North Africa in late 2010 and 2011, the issue of state public violence against both men and women dominated the headlines. But gender-based violence, in both its public and private forms, has for the most part remained unnoticed and is often ignored. The forms that this kind of violence can take are influenced by cultural norms and religious beliefs, as well as economic and political circumstances. In 'Gender and Violence in Islamic Societies', violence is perceived not only as physical harm, but includes various forms of violence directed at women because they are women. These include segregation in the workplace and limiting women's access to wealth, gender stereotyping in the media and education, verbal aggression and humiliation, control of women's finances and income, forced veiling, restricted access to education and health. Gender-based violence is thus analysed in its various forms and localities, encompassing both the public and private spheres: within the family, the general community, at work and in various state institutions.

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