Prayer, "Hijab" and the "Intifada": the influence of the Islamic movement on Palestinian women

As Islamic movements are often perceived as only political movements, their effects on society are often overlooked. Based on empirical evidence, this article attempts to show the nature of the influence the Islamist movement in Palestine had on Palestinian women in particular. It formulates such qu...

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Published in:Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Main Author: Hammer, Juliane 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2000
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Further subjects:B Palestinians
B Women
B liberation movements
B Frauen
B Interview
B Palestinian Arabs
B Resistance
B Middle East conflict
B Islam
B Fundamentalism
B Resistance / Widerstandsbewegung
B Middle East Conflict
B Befreiungsbewegungen
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Summary:As Islamic movements are often perceived as only political movements, their effects on society are often overlooked. Based on empirical evidence, this article attempts to show the nature of the influence the Islamist movement in Palestine had on Palestinian women in particular. It formulates such questions as how do the Islamists view the role of women in society according to their political programs and how did Palestinian women respond to these demands in the decade between 1986 and 1996. In personal interviews conducted 1995/96 in the West Bank and Gaza the author asked women from different areas and social backgrounds about their religious attitudes, the importance of religion and their views of the Islamic movement especially during the Intifada .
ISSN:0959-6410
Contains:In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/713670329