Resources

1/1/1996

Between the Slogans of Communism and the Laws of Islam: the women of Uzbekistan

1/1/1996

The Daughters of Amazons: Voices from Central Asia

28/4/1995

Resources Against Communalism and Religious Fundamentalism in India

Part of a series which seeks to systematically list and document information on the worldwide rise of political movements known as ‘religious fundamentalist’ and their consequences for women, it also lists initiatives and writings which counter such movements. The term communalism is widely used across South Asia to describe the systematic misuse of religion for political purposes.

1/1/1995

Reconstructing Fundamentalism and Feminism: The Dynamics of Change in Iran

1/1/1995

Assertions of Self: The Nascent Women’s Movement in Central Asia

24/12/1994

Occasional Paper 6: Feminism in Turkey in the 1980’s: An interview with Ayse Düzkan and Meltem Ahiska

An interview with two well known Turkish feminists Ayse Düzkan and Meltem Akisha who recount the trajectory of the Feminist movement in Turkey throughout the 1980's.

30/7/1994

Occasional Paper 5: Controlled or Autonomous: Identity and the Experience of the Network Women Living Under Muslim Laws

The international network, Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML), was initially formed in response to several incidents urgently requiring action in 1984, all of which related to Islam, laws and women. In Algeria, three feminists were arrested and jailed without trial, then kept incommunicado for seven months. Their crime was having discussed with other women the government's proposal to introduce a new set of laws on the family (Code de la Famille) that severely reduced women's rights in this field.

28/2/1994

Occasional Paper 3: Hidden from Herstory: Women, Feminism and the New Global Solidarity

The women's movement has long been active internationally and is often considered the exemplar of both the new social movements and a new kind of internationalism. Yet it is difficult to find even a single theoretical article on the historical or contemporary forms of feminist internationalism. There is, also, limited historical or contemporary research directly on the problem. It is therefore necessary to first ask why this might be so and then suggest how the vacuum might be filled.

28/2/1994

Resources on female genital mutilation

Bibliography, Audiovisuals & Organisations/Campaigns.

28/2/1994

Women’s Reproductive Rights in Muslim Communities and Countries: Issues and Resources

Research and writing about women and Muslim communities, the role & attitude of the state towards religious authority, the contemporary status of Islamist social movements and so on.