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Overview
This controversial book exposes the origins and history of Islam's repression of women. Anwar Hekmat, a scholar who was brought up in Muslim Europe, explains how Arab tribal society degenerated from a polytheistic, pre-Islamic culture in which women enjoyed positions of relative prestige, honor, and equality, to one in which men dominate and women are little more than chattel.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781573921626
- ISBN-10: 1573921629
- Publisher: Prometheus Books
- Publish Date: September 1997
- Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.88 pounds
- Page Count: 292
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