The antinomies of 'Feminism' and 'Islam:' the limits of a Marxist analysis.(Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism: The Limits of Postmodern Analysis)(Book Review) From: The Middle East Women's Studies Review | Date: March 22, 2003| Author: Barlas, Asma | COPYRIGHT 2003 Association for Middle East Women's Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Haideh Moghissi makes two simple but audacious claims in her second book (Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism: the Limits of Postmodern Analysis, London: Zed Books, 1999): first, that contemporary Islamic feminism is an arm of Islamic fundamentalism which serves--sometimes unintentionally--the interests of Islamic patriarchies. This does not mean, however, that feminism is an in-house phenomenon in Muslim societies; rather, it has been imposed upon them from the outside. Second, ra...

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