The women of Afghanistan under the Taliban / by Rosemarie Skaine.
Skaine, Rosemarie.
Jefferson, North Carolina ; London : McFarland, c2002.
x, 198 p. ; 23 cm.
9780786410903
0786410906
0786410906
Taliban.
Women – Afghanistan.
Women – Afghanistan – Social conditions.
Women – Legal status, laws, etc. – Afghanistan.
Women – Afghanistan.
Women – Afghanistan – Social conditions.
Women – Legal status, laws, etc. – Afghanistan.
HQ 1735.6 .S63 2002
26034 26536
“Includes bibliography”—(p. 181-188).
Contents: Acknowledgments—Abbreviation—Tables—Preface—Introcution—1. Modern political and social roles of Afghan women—2. Women’s roles in Islam—3. Afghan women, contemporary wars and geopolitical forces—4. Afghan women under the rule of the Taliban—5. Profiles of Afghan women—6. Hope of the future—Appendixes—Glossary—Notes—Bibliography—Index.