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The global-local intersection of feminism in Muslim societies: the cases of Iran and Azerbaijan.

From: Social Research  |  Date: 9/22/2002  |  Author: Tohidi, Nayereh

THE arguments made in this paper are based on empirical studies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as on a review of studies of several other societies in the Muslim and non-Muslim global South. Through a brief review of Iran and a few references to post-Soviet Azerbaijan, the interplay between local and global factors in shaping the course of women's movements and feminism is demonstrated. Attention is paid primarily to the positive impact of two ...

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