Gender and patriarchy in the films of Muslim nations
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TextPublication details: North Carolina McFarland & co. Description: vii, 235 p. illustrationsISBN: 9781476667874 (softcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Women in motion pictures | Sex role in motion pictures | Social problems in motion pictures | Motion pictures | Motion picturesDDC classification: 791.43655 Summary: "Many in the West are misinformed about Islam and Muslim worldviews. This filmography analyzes gender issues in 57 feature films from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Turkey, with a focus on religious and legal legitimization of practices such as female genital mutilation, child marriage, virginity testing, public sexual harassment and molestation, and honor killings"--
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"Many in the West are misinformed about Islam and Muslim worldviews. This filmography analyzes gender issues in 57 feature films from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Turkey, with a focus on religious and legal legitimization of practices such as female genital mutilation, child marriage, virginity testing, public sexual harassment and molestation, and honor killings"--
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