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Shahnaz Khan - Zina, Transnational Feminism, and the Moral Regulation of Pakistani Women - 9780774812856 - V9780774812856
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Zina, Transnational Feminism, and the Moral Regulation of Pakistani Women

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Description for Zina, Transnational Feminism, and the Moral Regulation of Pakistani Women Hardback. The Zina Ordinance is part of the Hadood Ordinances that were promulgated in 1979 by the military dictator, General Zia-ul-Haq. This work argues that the Zina laws help situate morality within the individual, thus de-emphasizing the prevalence of societal immorality. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 349.

The Zina Ordinance is part of the Hadood Ordinances that werepromulgated in 1979 by the military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq, aself-proclaimed president of Pakistan. Since then, tens of thousands ofPakistani women have been charged and incarcerated under the ordinance,which governs illicit sex. Although most of these women aresubsequently released for lack of evidence, they spend months or yearsin jail before trial. To date, these laws still remain in effect,despite international calls for their repeal.

Over a five-year-period, Shahnaz Khan interviewed women incarceratedunder the zina laws in Pakistan. She argues that the zina laws helpsituate morality within the individual, thus de-emphasizing theprevalence ... Read more

This analysis will appeal to scholars and students of gender, law,human rights, and Islamic/Middle Eastern studies.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774812856
SKU
V9780774812856
Shipping Time
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About Shahnaz Khan
Shahnaz Khan is a professor in the Women’sStudies/Global Studies Program at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Reviews for Zina, Transnational Feminism, and the Moral Regulation of Pakistani Women
"Khan's emphasis on reading zina laws within a larger politicized context, her problematization of the role of the native informant, and her argument to transcend binary thinking gives a cutting edge to this important work. An excellent book for those in the fields of gender studies, Muslim women, Orientalism, and global politics." - Parin Dossa, author of Politics and Poetics ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Zina, Transnational Feminism, and the Moral Regulation of Pakistani Women


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