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Book Title: An Islam Of Her Own: Reconsidering Religion And Secularism I...
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Islam of Her Own : Reconsidering Religion and Secularism in Women's Islamic Movements
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Feminism & Feminist Theory, Islamic Studies, Islam / General
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Weight: 9.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science
Author: Sherine Hafez
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
