Economic Empowerment of Women in the Islamic World:Theory and Practice

Edited by Toseef Azid and Jennifer L Ward-Batts

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Economic Empowerment of Women in the Islamic World

Keywords: Islam; Gender Studies; Women Studies; Quran; Sunnah; Female Empowerment; Shariah; Prophet Muhammad; Business in Islam; Patriarchal Fundamentalism; Secular Feminism; Women's Rights; Human Rights; Aceh; Gender Empowerment Measure; Globalization; Press Freedom; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Education; Arab World; Nanofinance; Microfinance; Labour; Ottoman Empire; Iran; Waqaf; Waqf; Malaysia; Pakistan; Singapore; Dual-Income Households; Bangladesh; Food Security; Human Capital; Saudi Arabia; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 J16 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
ISBN: 9789811212147
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Empowerment of Women in Islam: An Introduction , pp 1-17

Toseef Azid, Jennifer Ward-Batts and Toseef Azid

Ch 2 Economic Empowerment of Women in Islam , pp 21-38

Abdul Azim Islahi and Toseef Azid

Ch 3 Women Empowerment and Leadership in Islam between Myth and Reality , pp 39-70

Noor Mohammad Osmani, Mohammad Omar Farooq, Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad and Toseef Azid

Ch 4 The Prophetic Vision of Women Empowerment: Evidence from Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) Family , pp 71-84

Mohammad Abdullah and Toseef Azid

Ch 5 The Role of Women in Business and the Life of Khadija , pp 85-100

Irum Saba, Khadija Bari and Toseef Azid

Ch 6 Women in the Workplace: Shari’ah and Contemporary Perspectives , pp 101-126

Mohammad Hashim Kamali and Toseef Azid

Ch 7 Navigating between Patriarchal Fundamentalism and Islamic Feminism: A Critical Islamic Appraisal , pp 127-144

Nabil Yasien Mohamed and Toseef Azid

Ch 8 Women’s Rights: The Qur’anic Ideals and Contemporary Realities , pp 145-164

Elmira Akhmetova and Toseef Azid

Ch 9 A Relational Well-Being (Maslaha) Index of Gender Development in Socio-Economic Development Sustainability , pp 167-190

Masudul Alam Choudhury, Ari Pratiwi, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Faezy Adenan and Toseef Azid

Ch 10 Women Empowerment and Globalization Evidence from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Countries , pp 191-216

Muhammad Majeed and Toseef Azid

Ch 11 Islamic Paradigm of Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment: Ideals and Realities , pp 217-242

Muhammad Iqbal Anjum and Toseef Azid

Ch 12 Is Press Freedom an Effective Tool to Empower Women? Empirical Evidence from Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Countries , pp 243-264

Muhammad Majeed and Toseef Azid

Ch 13 Islamic Nano-Finance for the Very Poor by Women: Hopes for Addressing the Islamic Microfinance Gap , pp 265-286

Khairunnisa Musari and Toseef Azid

Ch 14 The “Islamic Women’s” Movement: Transition from the Private Domain to the Public Sphere , pp 289-308

Ömer Çaha and Toseef Azid

Ch 15 Women of Aceh: The Struggle for Peace and Justice , pp 309-330

Asna Husin and Toseef Azid

Ch 16 Social Values and the Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: A Historical Evaluation from Ottoman Empire to the Present , pp 331-348

Kadir Yildirim and Toseef Azid

Ch 17 The Socio-Economic Conditions of Women in Iran , pp 349-368

Mohammad Soleimani, Hasan Kiaee and Toseef Azid

Ch 18 Women’s Involvement in Developing Waqf in Malaysia , pp 369-391

Farhana Mohamad Suhaimi, Asmak Ab Rahman and Toseef Azid

Ch 19 State of Women in Pakistan , pp 393-413

Irum Saba, Khadija Bari and Toseef Azid

Ch 20 Gender Relations in Singapore Malay (Muslims) Dual-Income Households: (Un)changing Views and Practices , pp 415-444

Suriani Suratman and Toseef Azid

Ch 21 Does the Dower Equate to Economic Security for Muslim Women in Malaysia? , pp 445-468

Raihanah Azahari, Zalina Zakaria, Asmak Ab Rahman, Hasbi Muh Ali and Toseef Azid

Ch 22 The Complexity of Measuring Women Empowerment and its Role in Nutritional Status of Bangladeshi Children , pp 469-489

Rana Ejaz Ali Khan, Muhammad Ali Raza and Toseef Azid

Ch 23 Does Parents’ Education Matter in Inter-Generational Transmission of Human Capital? — A Case of Female Population in Saudi Arabia , pp 491-508

Toseef Azid, Sara Aldowsari and Toseef Azid

Ch 24 Women in OIC Countries: State of Participation, Freedom and Supportive Legislation , pp 509-521

Salman Ahmed Shaikh and Toseef Azid

Ch 25 Compulsory Schooling in Turkey, Educational Attainment, and the Gender Gap , pp 523-545

Jennifer Ward-Batts, Kaitlin Nowacki and Toseef Azid

Ch 26 Women Empowerment Through Islamic Microfinance Schemes in Bangladesh , pp 547-576

Abul Hassan, Salah Al Shalhoob, Yaser Ahmad Fallatah and Toseef Azid

Ch 27 Wife Beating in Islamic Law: Re-Evaluating the Illocutionary Force of the Imperative Verb in Qur’an 4:34 , pp 579-594

David Solomon Jalajel and Toseef Azid

Ch 28 Dimensions of Women Empowerment and Gender Inequality: A Muslim World Perspective , pp 595-603

Toseef Azid, Jennifer Ward-Batts and Toseef Azid

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