Sexuality in Muslim Contexts: Restrictions and Resistance

by Anissa Hélie and Homa Hoodfar

Book Overview

This groundbreaking book explores resistance against the harsh policing of sexuality in some Muslim societies. Many Muslim majority countries still use religious discourse to enforce stigmatization and repression of those, especially women, who do not conform to sexual norms promoted either by the state or by non-state actors. In this context, Islam is often stigmatized in Western discourse for being intrinsically restrictive with respect to women's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780322852
• ISBN13: 9781780322858
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.4"