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Devotion and Defiance
Humaira Awais Shahid
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Description for Devotion and Defiance
Hardcover. An inspiring personal story by the most prominent Muslim woman activist and legislator for women's rights in Pakistan. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JM; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
In the fall of 2001, a newlywed English professor took on a job editing the "women's section" of one of Pakistan's leading Urdu newspapers. She soon transformed pages of celebrity gossip and fashion advice into a vehicle for the investigation of the true lives of Pakistani women. News of acid attacks on hapless women, the trading of girls as currency in tribal disputes, and other abuses transformed this young mother into a fiery advocate for women's rights-one guided by Islamic ethics and ideals of social justice as she taught rural leaders to distinguish between religion and tribal custom. Her commitment ... Read more
In the fall of 2001, a newlywed English professor took on a job editing the "women's section" of one of Pakistan's leading Urdu newspapers. She soon transformed pages of celebrity gossip and fashion advice into a vehicle for the investigation of the true lives of Pakistani women. News of acid attacks on hapless women, the trading of girls as currency in tribal disputes, and other abuses transformed this young mother into a fiery advocate for women's rights-one guided by Islamic ethics and ideals of social justice as she taught rural leaders to distinguish between religion and tribal custom. Her commitment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393081480
SKU
V9780393081480
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Ref
99-16
About Humaira Awais Shahid
Humaira Awais Shahid is a journalist and a two-term member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. She lives in Lahore, Pakistan. Kelly Horan is a writer and award-winning public radio producer. She lives in Boston.
Reviews for Devotion and Defiance
"It's impossible not to be impressed by Humaira Awais Shahid...Hearing her speak on issues of inequality—both gender-based and otherwise—she is eloquent and emotive."
Prospect "Shahid's warm and passionate voice provides remarkable insight into how Islamic values and ethics might yet be a vehicle for progressive change in the developing world."
The Middle East
Prospect "Shahid's warm and passionate voice provides remarkable insight into how Islamic values and ethics might yet be a vehicle for progressive change in the developing world."
The Middle East