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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Autor principal: Ahmed, Sadia (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Oxfam 1999
En: Gender and development
Año: 1999, Volumen: 7, Número: 1, Páginas: 69-72
Otras palabras clave:B Efecto
B Religión
B Islam
B Islamismo y política
B Status jurídico
B Fundamentalismo
B Grupo
B Somalia
B Pobreza
B Mujer
B Somalia Religión Islam Religiöser Fundamentalismus Islamismo y política Efecto Frauen Rechtsstellung von Gruppen Pobreza
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Sumario: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 extremism in Somalia since the early 1990s. (DSE/DÜI)
ISSN:1355-2074
Obras secundarias:In: Gender and development