Gender and Patriarchy in the Films of Muslim Nations

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Gender and Patriarchy in the Films of Muslim Nations is written by Patricia R. Owen and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 147666787X (ISBN 10) and 9781476667874 (ISBN 13).

There are 49 Muslim-majority countries in the world and Islam is the world's second largest religion. Yet many in the West are misinformed about Islam and Muslim worldviews. Issues related to gender norms are especially subject to misconceptions. This filmography analyzes gender issues in 56 feature films from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Turkey, with a focus on religious, legal and patriarchal legitimization of practices such as female genital mutilation, child marriage, virginity testing, public sexual harassment and molestation, and honor killings.