LAW: Women of Jordan: Islam, Labor, and the Law

From: The Middle East Journal | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Abu-Odeh, Lama | Copyright information

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Women of Jordan: Islam, Labor, and the Law, by Amira El-Azhary Sonbol. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2002. xi + 262 pages. Notes to p. 274. Gloss, to p. 280. Bibl. to p. 286. Index to p. 300. $45 cloth; $24.95 paper.

It is a striking fact about the women of Jordan that despite the high literacy rate among them (higher than most Arab countries), their employment rate is extremely low. Amira Sonbol tackles the cultural and legal factors that contribute to this low r...

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