Islam, Women, and Violence in Kashmir: Between India and Pakistan (Comparative Feminist Studies)
Description
Nyla Ali Khan, the granddaughter of the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, gives an insider's analysis on the political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kasmiri culture. She monitors the effects of nationalist, militant, and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based hierarchy.
Keywords
SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENMUSLIM WOMENWOMEN_INDIAPOLITICAL VIOLENCEJAMMU AND KASHMIR (INDIA)
2010Book
Author(s)Nyla Ali Khan
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230107649
LanguageEnglish
