The liberation of women ; and, the new woman : two documents in the history of Egyptian feminism /
Qāsim Amīn, 1863-1908.
The liberation of women ; and, the new woman : two documents in the history of Egyptian feminism / Qasim Amin ; translated by Samiha Sidhom Peterson. - Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xv, 205 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (page xv).
The liberation of women -- The new woman.
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"In the first of these important books in 1899, he started from the premise that liberation of women was an essential prerequisite for the liberation of Egyptian society from foreign domination, and used arguments based on Islam to call for an improvement in the status of women. In doing so, he promoted the debate on women in Egypt from a side issue to a major national concern, but he also subjected himself to severe criticism from the khedival palace, as well as from religious leaders, journalists, and writers. In response he wrote The New Woman, published in 1900, in which he defended his position and took some of his ideas further. In The New Woman, Amin relies less on arguments based on the Quran and Sayings of the Prophet, and more openly espouses a Western model of development. Although published a century ago, these two books continue to be a source of controversy and debate in the Arab world and remain key works for understanding the Arab feminist movement. The Liberation of Women and The New Woman appear here in English translation for the first time in one volume."--Jacket
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Translated from the Arabic.
1417523093 9781417523092
Women's rights--Egypt.
Women--Egypt.
Women's rights--History.--Egypt
Feminism--Egypt.
Women in Islam--Egypt.
Women's rights--Arab countries.
Women's rights--History.--Arab countries
Feminism--Arab countries.
Women in Islam--Arab countries.
Women--Social conditions.--Egypt
Women--History.--Egypt
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Gender Studies & Sexuality.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--Égypte
Femmes--Histoire.--Égypte
Femmes--Droits--Égypte.
Femmes--Droits--Histoire.--Égypte
Relations domestiques--Égypte.
Féminisme--Égypte.
Femmes dans l'islam--Égypte.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--États arabes
Femmes--Histoire.--États arabes
Femmes--Droits--États arabes.
Femmes--Droits--Histoire.--États arabes
Relations domestiques--Pays arabes.
Féminisme--États arabes.
Femmes dans l'islam--États arabes.
Femmes--Égypte.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Women in Islam
Feminism
Women
Women's rights
Feminisme.
Arab countries
Egypt
History
HQ1793 / .Q313 2000eb
305.42/0962
The liberation of women ; and, the new woman : two documents in the history of Egyptian feminism / Qasim Amin ; translated by Samiha Sidhom Peterson. - Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xv, 205 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (page xv).
The liberation of women -- The new woman.
Use copy
"In the first of these important books in 1899, he started from the premise that liberation of women was an essential prerequisite for the liberation of Egyptian society from foreign domination, and used arguments based on Islam to call for an improvement in the status of women. In doing so, he promoted the debate on women in Egypt from a side issue to a major national concern, but he also subjected himself to severe criticism from the khedival palace, as well as from religious leaders, journalists, and writers. In response he wrote The New Woman, published in 1900, in which he defended his position and took some of his ideas further. In The New Woman, Amin relies less on arguments based on the Quran and Sayings of the Prophet, and more openly espouses a Western model of development. Although published a century ago, these two books continue to be a source of controversy and debate in the Arab world and remain key works for understanding the Arab feminist movement. The Liberation of Women and The New Woman appear here in English translation for the first time in one volume."--Jacket
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Translated from the Arabic.
1417523093 9781417523092
Women's rights--Egypt.
Women--Egypt.
Women's rights--History.--Egypt
Feminism--Egypt.
Women in Islam--Egypt.
Women's rights--Arab countries.
Women's rights--History.--Arab countries
Feminism--Arab countries.
Women in Islam--Arab countries.
Women--Social conditions.--Egypt
Women--History.--Egypt
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Gender Studies & Sexuality.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--Égypte
Femmes--Histoire.--Égypte
Femmes--Droits--Égypte.
Femmes--Droits--Histoire.--Égypte
Relations domestiques--Égypte.
Féminisme--Égypte.
Femmes dans l'islam--Égypte.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.--États arabes
Femmes--Histoire.--États arabes
Femmes--Droits--États arabes.
Femmes--Droits--Histoire.--États arabes
Relations domestiques--Pays arabes.
Féminisme--États arabes.
Femmes dans l'islam--États arabes.
Femmes--Égypte.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Women in Islam
Feminism
Women
Women's rights
Feminisme.
Arab countries
Egypt
History
HQ1793 / .Q313 2000eb
305.42/0962