This work of research by Taj Hashmi puts the issue of women's position in society in historical as well as Islamic perspectives to relate it to the objective conditions in Bangladesh.
TAJ UL-ISLAM HASHMI is Professor and Director, School of Liberal Arts and Science, Independent University, Bangladesh.
Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Women in Islam: A Reappraisal Mullas, Popular Islam and Misogyny Women as Victims of the Salish: Fatwas, Mullas and the Village Community NGOs and Empowerment of Women: Some Problematic Prognoses Militant Feminism, Islam and Patriarchy: Taslima Nasreen, Ulama and the Polity Conclusions Index
