Women’s rights in Islamic World

In the developing world, many rights already obtained in the West are still lacking in the East. The impact of Islamic political movements, supported by traditional women, has been quite contrary to trends in the Western world. In extreme cases such as the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, with its restrictions on women's social and educational opportunities, it is reasonable to talk of the planned domination of women. In contrast, the very different Islam of Indonesia has shared in the generally liberated role of women in the rest of South-East Asia. However, the rights of women to control their own lives often remain an ambition rather than a fact.

Citation: Women's Rights. (2005). In Chambers Dictionary of World History. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/chambdictwh/women_s_rights

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