women in islam

WOMEN IN ISLAMIC SOCIETY HISTORY 462 Spring 2000 Dr. S. Hamdani MWF 1:30-2:20PM RB 347, 3-1261 RB 203 shamdani@gmu. edu Office hrs: M 3-5 pm This course will survey the history of women in Islamic society from the rise of Islam to the present-day. It... More

WOMEN IN ISLAMIC SOCIETY HISTORY 462 Spring 2000 Dr. S. Hamdani MWF 1:30-2:20PM RB 347, 3-1261 RB 203 shamdani@gmu. edu Office hrs: M 3-5 pm This course will survey the history of women in Islamic society from the rise of Islam to the present-day. It will examine the historical processes that impacted the role and status of women in the core area of the Islamic world (the Middle East and North Africa), as well as the ways in which women reacted to, negotiated and subverted them in their own interest. The first half of the course will provide an historical overview of the changing role of women in Islamic society. In the second half of the course, we will focus on specific topics around which issues of gender status and identity came into play, especially in the modern period. Readings will be varied and will include selections from normative and prescriptive texts (such as religious literature), as well as literary, political, historical and biographical works, both primary and s Less