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Rethinking New Womanhood

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South Asian women are in crisis. The region has been identified as one of the worst places in the world to be a female, along with sub-Saharan Africa (World Vision 2016). South Asian women’s position in society is constantly evaluated within patriarchal domination, right-wing nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and capitalist exploitation. Under these conditions, it has become essential to revisit the dynamic area of women’s identity constructions in the region.

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    A ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognised authority.

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    A sari can be draped in numerous styles. In the modern style most of the cloth is draped around the waist with a single segment going across the breasts and the left shoulder to cover the upper body. The midriff is left bare in this style of wearing a sari.

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Hussein, N. (2018). Introduction. In: Hussein, N. (eds) Rethinking New Womanhood. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67900-6_1

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