Zina, Transnational Feminism, and the Moral Regulation of Pakistani Women [Paperback]

Shahnaz Khan (Author)

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Publication Date: Jan 1 2007

The Zina Ordinance is part of the Hadood Ordinances that were promulgated in 1979 by the military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq, self-proclaimed president of Pakistan. Since then, tens of thousands of Pakistani women have been charged and incarcerated under the ordinance, which governs illicit sex. Shahnaz Khan argues that the zina laws help situate morality within the individual, thus de-emphasizing the prevalence of societal injustice. She also examines the production and reception of knowledge in the west about women in the third world and concludes that transnational feminist solidarity can challenge oppressive practices internationally.

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: UBC Press (Jan 1 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0774812869
ISBN-13: 978-0774812863
Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 1.2 x 22.9 cm
Shipping Weight: 240 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,032,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Khan’s emphasis on reading zina laws within a larger politicized context, her problematization of the role of the native informant, and her argument to transcend binary thinking gives a cutting edge to this important work. An excellent book for those in the fields of gender studies, Muslim women, Orientalism, and global politics. (Parin Dossa, author of Politics and Poetics of Migration: Narratives of Iranian Women in the Diaspora )