Browsing School of Humanities by Subject "Muslim women"

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Challenges faced by Muslim women : an evaluation of the writings of Leila Ahmed, Elizabeth Fernea, Fatima Mernissi and Amina Wadud

Tuppurainen, Anne Johanna (2010-05)

The subject and the scope of this study are the challenges faced by Muslim women in contemporary societies as presented by the four prominent authors: Leila Ahmed, Elizabeth Fernea, Fatima Mernissi and Amina Wadud. The ...
Hijab – the Islamic dress code : its historical development, evidence from sacred sources and views of selected Muslim scholars

Aziz, Rookhsana (2011-10-04)

The issue of a Muslim woman‟s dress code has been debated for centuries. This is of great importance as it is widely used as a criterion to measure the extent of a woman‟s piety or devotion to Allah. A study of the religious ...
The utility of the Zimbabwean Domestic Violence Act : Christian and Muslim women's experiences

Chireshe, Excellent (2012-11)

The study investigated Zimbabwean Christian and Muslim women who had experienced domestic violence with a view to finding out the extent to which these women used provisions of the Domestic Violence Act of 2006. The study ...

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