accepted. If reference of other research is being quoted‚ it should be properly acknowledged. Course: Feminism and Islam (4648) Semester: Spring‚ 2012 Level: M.Sc Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 40 ASSIGNMENT No. 1 (Units: 1–5) Q.1 Islamic feminism is a thinking process only or it is a movement in Muslim societies for women rights? Q.2 Trace the origin of feminism in Egypt and discuss its major issues. Q.3 What is Orientalism? Why women’s situation is central in the discussions
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perspectives to our understanding of society and sociological research methods (33 marks) Feminism is a structural perspective; it uses the macro approach to try and particular areas of the world from a woman’s point of view. It also aims to understand the structure and organisation of society which appears to keep women as a disadvantaged‚ subordinated and dominated group overall in most aspects of life. Feminism is a second main conflict theory‚ which is similar to Marxism in its views (exploitation/domination)
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------------------------------------------------- Feminism in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Part of a series on | Feminism | Women and femininity[show] | History[show] | Variants[show] | Concepts[show] | Theory[show] | By country[show] | Lists and indexes[show] | Feminism portal | * v * t * e | Feminism in India is a set of movements aimed at defining‚ establishing‚ and defending equal political‚ economic‚ and social rights and equal opportunities
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Feminism and Art ‚ 2 ‚ 2 Feminist activity had been a rising concern in the late 1900’s which is based merely off of the emotional significance of personal and psychological reasoning. Rather than reacting on this issue based on historical evidence‚ the issue is based on immediate needs on the feminist attack. Linda Nochlin‚ and other important scholars and philosophers explain the psychology‚ philosophy‚ sociology‚ and history of art and the feminist movement pertaining to art.
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Philosophy of Feminism Final Exam The philosophy of feminism involves attempting to use the methods of philosophy to further the cause of feminist movements. Bell hooks is a feminist who successfully does exactly that. I will discuss how Kimberlé Crenshaw’s literature Traffic at the Crossroads: Multiple Oppressions has a very similar underlying vision shared with bell hooks about what it takes to effectively liberate women in society. I will also discuss how Judith Butler’s postmodern theories
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The history of feminism in India is regarded as mainly a practical effort and very limited in scope. Compared to some other countries‚ there has been only sparse theoretical writing on feminism in India. Contents [hide] 1 Defining Feminism in the Indian context 2 History 2.1 First phase: 1850–1915 2.2 Second Phase: 1915–1947 3 The Concepts of Feminism and Equality 4 Beginnings of the “Feminist” Movement in India 5 Obstacles 6 Hindu Women in India 7 Muslim Women in India 8 Women at Work
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Feminism is an entire world view or gestalt‚ not just a laundry list of women¡¦s issues. - Charlotte Bunch Feminism is a body of social theory and political movement primarily based on and motivated by the experiences of women. It includes an opposition to male domination‚ the notion that the sexes are culturally and not biologically formed‚ and the belief that women were a social group shaped to fit male notions about a defective sex . These arguments have over the years taken different forms
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Feminism and multiculturalism is about diversity and‚ protecting the rights of women and the minority community in our society. It is not about division‚ and the direction‚ nor about isolation (NIMAC Report‚ 1999). Moreover it is about the equality of opportunities for all members of groups that participate in and benefit from economic and social lives. During this paper‚ I ask myself whether feminism can be genuinely multicultural. The difference between feminism and multiculturalism is the rights
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hooks‚ bell. ed.‚ Feminism Is For Everybody Passionate Politics (South End Press‚ 7 Brookline Street‚ #1‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02139). Feminism is for everybody is a political book that addresses the ideas of women’s rights as a whole entire gender as well as individually. The book also ties the Civil Rights Movement as a catalyst for a feminist movement. The book is mainly written chronologically which shows the progression in thinking of the world. She writes about when she first saw and experienced
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Feminism can be defined as‚ “The belief in the full economic‚ political‚ and social equality of males and females.” (1) The idea of women’s rights is so simple‚ yet American feminists have been fighting for it ever since America’s existence. The fact that it is the twenty-first century and women have not achieved gender equality should disgust everyone who is aware of it. But in our patriarchal society‚ it doesn’t. The opportunities and rights of human beings should not be depicted by their gender
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