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This book examines the relationship between Islam, the nature of state projects and the position of women in the modern nation states of the Middle East and South Asia.
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Kandiyoti, D. (1991). Introduction. In: Kandiyoti, D. (eds) Women, Islam and the State. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21178-4_1
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