Prob. of Studying Women in Muslim Soci

Course content

This course aims to stimulate debate about the problem of considering ´Muslim women´ as a distinct category to study the status, image and role of women in Muslim societies. It discusses the impact of Islam in the formation of patriarchal structures, practices, and discourses of Middle Eastern societies in their cultural and historical specifities while focusing on the literature chish examines the predicaments of women in Turkish society.