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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. PART ONE Africa
6. 2 Gender and Religion in Hausaland: Variations in Islamic Practice in Niger and Nigeria 21
7. 3 When Modernity Confronts Traditional Practices: Female Genital Cutting in Northeast Africa 39
8. 4 Cultural Diversity Within Islam: Veils and Laws in Tunisia 63
9. PART TWO The Middle East
10. 5 Power, Ideology, and Women's Consciousness in Postrevolutionary Iran 83
11. 6 Persisting Contradictions: Muslim Women in Syria 101
12. 7 From Two States to One: Women's Lives in the Transformation ofYemen 119
13. PART THREE Central Asia
14. 8 "Guardians of the Nation": Women, Islam, and the Soviet Legacy of Modernization in Azerbaijan 137
15. 9 Between Lenin and Allah: Women and Ideology in Tajikistan 163
16. 10 Kazak Women: Living the Heritage of a Unique Past 187
17. PART FOUR South and Southeast Asia
18. 11 Taslima Nasreen and Others: The Contest over Gender in Bangladesh 205
19. 12 Urban Minangkabau Muslim Women: Modern Choices, Traditional Concerns in Indonesia 229
20. 13 Muslim Women in India: A Minority Within a Minority 251
21. PART FIVE Conclusion
22. 14 The Issues at Hand 277
23. About the Contributors 295
24. Index 299
25. About the Book 311