Lila Abu-Lughod boldly challenges this conclusion. Frequent reports of honor killings, disfigurement, and sensational abuse have given rise to a consensus in the West, a message propagated by human rights groups and the media: Muslim women need to be rescued.
It offers a detailed, moving portrait of the actual experiences of ordinary Muslim women, and of the contingencies with which they live. "Do Muslim Women Need Saving?" is an indictment of a mindset that has justified all manner of foreign interference, including military invasion, in the name of rescuing women from Islam. Description for Do Muslim Women Need Saving? Paperback.
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