Islamists in Jordan:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Islamists in Jordan: "
Anne Sofie Roald

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082380
Doc. No	:	LA126009
Call No	:	‭10.1163/187103209X440209‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Anne Sofie Roald
Title & Author	:	Islamists in Jordan: [Article] : Promoters of or Obstacles to Female Empowerment and Gender Equality?\ Anne Sofie Roald
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion Human Rights
Date	:	2009
Volume/ Issue Number	:	4/1
Page No	:	41–63
Abstract	:	This study deals with the Muslim Brotherhood's reception of CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminations against Women) in Jordan. In view of the Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) and interviews with several political actors in Jordanian society it is possible to evaluate Islamist ideas on women's rights. The main aim is to investigate whether Jordanian Islamists are promoters of or obstacles to female empowerment and gender equality. By analyzing various political stands it became apparent that Islamists, on the one hand, reject CEDAW, gender empowerment, and gender equality, and on the other promote issues which in the long run may empower women in Jordanian society. There is thus an unintentional trend towards female empowerment in the organization of the Muslim Brotherhood despite its opposition to such female politics. This study deals with the Muslim Brotherhood's reception of CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminations against Women) in Jordan. In view of the Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) and interviews with several political actors in Jordanian society it is possible to evaluate Islamist ideas on women's rights. The main aim is to investigate whether Jordanian Islamists are promoters of or obstacles to female empowerment and gender equality. By analyzing various political stands it became apparent that Islamists, on the one hand, reject CEDAW, gender empowerment, and gender equality, and on the other promote issues which in the long run may empower women in Jordanian society. There is thus an unintentional trend towards female empowerment in the organization of the Muslim Brotherhood despite its opposition to such female politics.
Descriptor	:	AHDR
Descriptor	:	CEDAW
Descriptor	:	GENDER EMPOWERMENT
Descriptor	:	GENDER EQUALITY
Descriptor	:	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS
Descriptor	:	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/187103209X440209‬