TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - The Human Rights of Middle Eastern and Muslim Women: A Project for the 21st Century
JO  - Human rights quarterly
A1  - Afary, Janet
SP  - 106
EP  - 125
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - This article first explores the state of human rights of Middle Eastern/Muslim Women in a selection of North African, Central Asian, and Middle Eastern countries. It then contrasts this present state of oppression with the emerging legal reforms and attempts made by a new generation of women's rights activists. These activists are building new institutions in their homelands despite numerous obstacles and great personal and political risk, creating the need for a new dialogue and approach to human rights in the Middle East.  Issues of the high prevalence of domestic violence, wife beating, rapes, and honor killings are discussed for each country.<p /> 
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SN  - 0275-0392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2004.0002
ID  - ref1
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