a story of religious radicalism and the women fighting for freedom
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Sztokman, Elana Maryles
- Publish Year
- 2015
- Shelfmark
- NO 1P 2015 - B
- Thesaurus
- jodendom, religie, leefvormen, huwelijken, vrouwbeelden, Israël
- Description
- In Israel women are being threatened and abused as ultra-Orthodox Jewish factions seek to suppress them. This book reveals the struggles of Israeli women against this oppression, from segregation on public busesto being silenced in schools and erased from newspapers and ads. This alarming patriarchal backlash isn't limited to Israel either: its repercussions endanger the rights and freedoms of women from Afghanistan to America. .Feminist activists within the Orthodox world are starting to demand systemic change on these fronts, and, with some support from non-Orthodox advocates, they're creating positive reforms that could help women everywhere.