Islam and development: Opportunities and constraints for Somali women

Economic and social crisis can force communities to seek refuge in religious faith; in such situations, communities become more susceptible to the influence of groups which use religious beliefs as a means to gain power. The author describes the effects on women's lives of the rise of Islamic e...

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Main Author: Ahmed, Sadia (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxfam 1999
In: Gender and development
Year: 1999, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-72
Further subjects:B Group
B Poverty
B Islam
B Fundamentalism
B Religion
B Somalia
B Effect
B Islam and politics
B Effects
B Woman
B Somalia Religion Islam Religiöser Fundamentalismus Islam and politics Effect / Effects Frauen Rechtsstellung von Gruppen Poverty
B Legal status