1st Edition
Islam, Democracy and the Status of Women The Case of Kuwait
By Helen M. Rizzo
Copyright 2005
136 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
This book examines the relationship between religion, democracy, and women's organizations in Kuwait. More specifically, it looks at whether these organizations are working toward achieving formal political rights for women. Helen Rizzo examines how interpretations of religion affected the goals and activities of the organizations in terms of women's empowerment and if the organizations were... Read more
Introduction. 1. Political Change in the Middle East 2. The Role of Women's Organizations in Democratization 3. Data and Methods 4. Leaders of Women's Organizations in Kuwait: Goals and Activities 5. Members of Women's Organizations:
Their Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviors 6. Discussion and Implications
Biography
Helen Mary Rizzo has been Assistant Professor of Sociology at the American University in Cairo since September 2001. Her recent research interests are women's political rights in Kuwait and social change in Kuwait, with a focus on citizens' changing attitudes toward democracy, the West and the Middle East.
