{"product_id":"women-in-the-islamic-world-irene-schneider-9781558765740","title":"Women in the Islamic World","description":"This book describes and analyzes the different roles women have played in the Islamic world, past and present. Starting with Sharia regulations and their applications in societies throughout history, Schneider observes and pinpoints the obstacles and opportunities women have faced, and still face, in various Islamic societies. The last chapter addresses women's participation in the Arab Spring and their hopes and disappointments. The result is a vivid portrait of the different worlds of women in Islam, encompassing religion and law, sexuality and love, literature and the arts, law and professional life, and politics and power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irene Schneider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558765743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558765740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Markus Wiener Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/10\/2014","brand":"Irene Schneider","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939628187903,"sku":"9781558765740","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b59fc8c0-8012-4386-aeb1-997904d222ab.jpg?v=1681442601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-in-the-islamic-world-irene-schneider-9781558765740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}