The Re-Islamization of Society and the Position of Women in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan - Couverture rigide

Tokhtakhodzhaeva, Marfua

9781905246441: The Re-Islamization of Society and the Position of Women in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan

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ISBN 10 : 1905246447 ISBN 13 : 9781905246441

Editeur : Global Oriental Ltd, 2008

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Book by Marfua Tokhtakhodzhaeva Tashkent University

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Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

In 1991, following the collapse of the USSR, Uzbekistan reappeared on the world map as an independent state within the Russian Federation, choosing the path of secular development and the creation of a democratic society. It also declared itself to be once again part of the Islamic world, where it had been for centuries, albeit on its periphery in Inner Asia. Yet, almost instantaneously, the modernization of the state was subsumed into the reestablishment of traditional Islam which immediately impacted on the political, economic and social structure of the former 'Soviet' society, above all on the position of women. Remarkably, the traditional role, status and dress code of women was quickly embraced by large sections of the female population 'Fairly young girls, who had scarcely memorized a single sura of the Koran, started to accuse their friends of impiety.'

Biographie de l'auteur :

The author, who has written two other books, is a distinguished Uzbek architect and is a founder member of the Tashkent Women's Resource Centre.

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