The caged virgin : an emancipation proclamation for women and Islam
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Ouray Public Library - NONFICTION | 297.08 HIR | On Shelf |
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Book
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xviii, 187 pages ; 23 cm.
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English
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Includes bibiliographical references and index.
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Muslims who explore sources of morality other than Islam are threatened with death, and Muslim women who escape the virgins' cage are branded whores. So asserts Hirsi Ali's meditation on Islam and the role of women, the rights of the individual, the roots of fanaticism, and Western policies toward Islamic countries and immigrant communities. This controversial book is a call to arms for the emancipation of women from religious and cultural oppression and from an outdated cult of virginity. It is a defiant call for clear thinking and for an Islamic Enlightenment. But it is also the courageous story of how Hirsi Ali herself fought back against everyone who tried to force her to submit to a traditional Muslim woman's life and how she became a voice of reform. She relates her experiences as a Muslim woman so that oppressed Muslim women can take heart and seek their own liberation.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hirsi Ali, A. (2006). The caged virgin: an emancipation proclamation for women and Islam (First Free Press edition.). Free Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, 1969-. 2006. The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam. Free Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, 1969-. The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam Free Press, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hirsi Ali, Ayaan. The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam First Free Press edition., Free Press, 2006.
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