Devotion and Defiance: My Journey in Love, Faith, and Politics - Rilegato

Shahid, Humaira Awais

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ISBN 10: 0393081486 ISBN 13: 9780393081480

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2014

Riassunto

In the fall of 2001, a newlywed English professor took on a job editing the women s section of one of Pakistan s leading Urdu newspapers. She soon transformed pages of celebrity gossip and fashion advice into a vehicle for the investigation of the true lives of Pakistani women. News of acid attacks on hapless women, the trading of girls as currency in tribal disputes, and other abuses transformed this young mother into a fiery advocate for women s rights one guided by Islamic ethics and ideals of social justice as she taught rural leaders to distinguish between religion and tribal custom. Her commitment to her countrywomen led her to a seat in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, where she fought to protect women, girls, and the poor.Humaira Awais Shahid s extraordinarily warm and passionate voice provides remarkable insight into how Islamic values and ethics might yet be a vehicle for progressive change in the developing world.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Humaira Awais Shahid is a journalist and two-term member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Kelly Horan is a writer and award-winning radio producer.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0393081486
• ISBN 13: 9780393081480
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 294
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile