Lexington Books
Pages: 356
Trim: 6½ x 9⅜
978-0-7391-1452-0 • Hardback • December 2010 • $135.00 • (£104.00)
Masoumeh Velayati received her PhD in Development Studies through the Department of Politics at the University of York. She is currently working as a funding development coordinator for International Service (UNAIS), an international development organization based in York, UK.
From the Foreword: This is a path-breaking book, working directly with slum dwelling women in Tabriz and reflecting and analyzing their experiences, responses, and strategies in terms of opportunities and life choices open to them within the limitations of faith, culture, and relocation. . . . It is a must read for all those interested in Islam, gender, and development....
— Haleh Afshar, The Right Honourable Professor the Baroness Afshar, OBE, University of York, United Kingdom
From the Foreword: This is a path-breaking book, working directly with slum-dwelling women in Tabriz and reflecting and analyzing their experiences, responses, and strategies in terms of opportunities and life choices open to them within the limitations of faith, culture, and relocation. . . . It is a must read for all those interested in Islam, gender, and development.
— Haleh Afshar, The Right Honourable Professor the Baroness Afshar, OBE, University of York, United Kingdom