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ISLM463 Women in Islam

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Online level Level A - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes candidature for GradDipIslamicStudies, MAsianStudies, MA
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Howard Brasted (hbrasted@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is aimed at understanding the complex world of Muslim women today. Among the themes are: the Islamisation of women in Asia, women in politics, both at grass-roots and elite levels, Muslim women in the workforce, feminist perspectives - western and Muslim, the role of the media in defining Muslim women, stereotyping, Muslim women and religious participation, Muslim women and seclusion in a modern world.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Qur'an and Women
ISBN: 9780195128369
Wadud, A., OUP
Text For: Semester 2; Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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