2017, ISBN: 9780275999957

Orient BlackSwan, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. New. About the Book This volume looks at the life and works of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880–1932), arguably Bengal&… Mehr…

Orient BlackSwan, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. New. About the Book This volume looks at the life and works of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880–1932), arguably Bengal’s earliest and boldest feminist, revered as a crusader for the emancipation and advancement of women, in particular Bengali Muslim women. Through her spirited writings and her activism, Rokeya challenged the two pillars of patriarchy – hierarchical family structures and religious dogma. She demanded that the ‘family’ be restructured on the basis of gender equality. A devout Muslim, she asked that women be recognised as human beings in their own right within practices of Islam. Born into an orthodox Muslim family, for Rokeya, the most vital way in which women could empower themselves was through education. The Sakhawat Memorial Girls’ School in Kolkata, started by Rokeya in 1911, still stands as an enduring testament to that belief. This collection of biographical and critical essays places Rokeya within the socio-cultural and historical context of her times to better appreciate her literary and social contributions in the face of the formidable challenges she faced as a Bengali Muslim woman. The essays also aim to understand why the extraordinary vision she had, not just for women but for an ideal, more gender-just society, continues to be as radical, powerful and relevant today, almost a century after her death. This volume will be a valuable asset to students and scholars of women’s and gender studies, as also of South Asian literature and culture. Table of Contents Publisher’s Acknowledgements Introduction by Mohammad A. Quayum and Md. Mahmudul Hasan 1. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain: A Biographical Essay Mohammad A. Quayum 2. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain and the Gender Debate among Muslim Intellectuals in Late Colonial Bengal Mahua Sarkar 3. Inspired by the Bengal Renaissance: Rokeya’s Role in the Education and Emancipation of Bengali (Muslim) Women Mohammad A. Quayum 4. From Sakhawat Memorial School to Rokeya Hall: A Journey Towards Language as Self-Respect Sarmistha Dutta Gupta 5. Contextualising Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s Work in South Asian Muslim Feminism Md. Mahmudul Hasan 6. A Feminist Critique of Patriarchy: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain Bharati Ray 7. A Not So Banal Evil: Rokeya in Confrontation with Patriarchy Srimati Mukherjee 8. The Private-Public Dichotomy in Rokeya’s Work Md. Mahmudul Hasan 9. Educating Women, (Not) Serving the Nation: The Interface of Feminism and Nationalism in the Works of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain Md. Rezaul Haque 10. Marginalisation of Muslim Writers in South Asian Literature: Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s English Works Md. Mahmudul Hasan 11. Sultana’s Utopian Awakening: An Ecocritical Reading of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s Sultana’s Dream Fayeza Hasanat 12. Crossing Borders: Hindu-Muslim Relations in the Works of Rabindranath Tagore and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain Mohammad A. Quayum 13. Entertainer-Educators: Humour, Gender and Education in Selected Writings of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Lila Majumdar and Nabaneeta Dev Sen Barnita Bagchi Notes on Contributors Index Printed Pages: 312., Orient BlackSwan, 2017, 6, Vij Books India Pvt. Ltd, 2009. Hardcover. New. Long before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, awakened the United States and the Western world to the heightened level of the terrorist threat, Southeast Asia had been dealing with this threat. The bombing in Bali that killed 202 people, many of them Australian tourists, was by no means the region`s first experience with Islamic extremism, which can be traced back to the 1940s, and the Darul Islam struggle. The most recent group to emerge is Al-Jama`ah Al-Islamiyah (AJAI), the most potent Islamic terrorist organization to date in the region and the group behind the Bali bombing. Understanding the process of Talibanization in Southeast Asia, which was once an oasis of moderate Islam in the modern world, is a key to unraveling the mystery of the increased radicalization in the region. Essentially, this involved the establishment of a political system that was more Islamic in character, either nationally or within a specific territory of a national state. This book analyzes the increasing Talibanization of Southeast Asia, a relatively new phenomenon that involves the adoption of Islamist doctrines, ideologies, and values that are largely militant in character, and that for some groups includes the adoption of violence to achieve their goals. This has succeeded in posing one of the most serious security challenges to the region since the end of the Cold War. Jihadists are operating in small and localized cells even though the broad goals remain the same, namely, to spread sharia, establish an Islamic state, and bring down secular regimes. As most governments do not have the credibility or the expertise to diminish the threat posed by Islamist extremism, Wahhabism, and Salafism, Southeast Asia is in danger of being Talibanized in the near future. Printed Pages: 230., Vij Books India Pvt. Ltd, 2009, 6<

2007, ISBN: 0275999955

[EAN: 9780275999957], Neubuch, [PU: ABC-CLIO, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Long before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, awakened the United States and th… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780275999957], Neubuch, [PU: ABC-CLIO, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Long before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, awakened the United States and the Western world to the heightened level of the terrorist threat, Southeast Asia had been dealing with this threat. The bombing in Bali that killed 202 people, many of them Australian tourists, was by no means the region's first experience with Islamic extremism, which can be traced back to the 1940s, and the Darul Islam struggle. The most recent group to emerge is Al-Jama'ah Al-Islamiyah (AJAI), the most potent Islamic terrorist organization to date in the region and the group behind the Bali bombing. Understanding the process of Talibanization in Southeast Asia, which was once an oasis of moderate Islam in the modern world, is a key to unraveling the mystery of the increased radicalization in the region.Essentially, this involved the establishment of a political system that was more Islamic in character, either nationally or within a specific territory of a national state. This book analyzes the increasing Talibanization of Southeast Asia, a relatively new phenomenon that involves the adoption of Islamist doctrines, ideologies, and values that are largely militant in character, and that for some groups includes the adoption of violence to achieve their goals.This has succeeded in posing one of the most serious security challenges to the region since the end of the Cold War. Jihadists are operating in small and localized cells even though the broad goals remain the same, namely, to spread sharia, establish an Islamic state, and bring down secular regimes. As most governments do not have the credibility or the expertise to diminish the threat posed by Islamist extremism, Wahhabism, and Salafism, Southeast Asia is in danger of being Talibanized in the near future.<

2001, ISBN: 9780275999957

Hardback, [PU: ABC-CLIO], Long before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Southeast Asia had been dealing with the threat of terrorism. This title analyses the increasing 'Taliba… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: ABC-CLIO], Long before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Southeast Asia had been dealing with the threat of terrorism. This title analyses the increasing 'Talibanization' of Southeast Asia, a phenomenon in a region that was once an oasis of moderate Islam., Terrorism, Armed Struggle<

2007, ISBN: 9780275999957

Losing the War on Terror to Islamist Extremists, Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Praeger Publishers Inc]