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7 - Joining Political Islam

from Part II - Asserting Agency in Faith

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2025

By
Liv Tønnessen
Edited by
Masooda Bano
Masooda Bano
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
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Summary

Liv Tønnessen documents trends in the study of women’s involvement in political Islam movements. The chapter draws on examples from various country contexts, followed by a case study of Sudan, to illustrate how women within these movements respect foundational rulings while adapting specific aspects of Islamic law to contemporary realities.

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Political Islamwomen in Islamic movementsMuslim BrotherhoodEnnahdaSudan
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The Cambridge Companion to Women and Islam , pp. 174 - 194
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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