Full Description
Facets of Muslim Women in the Deccan: Echoes on Culture, Education, Work, and Health investigates Deccan, a cultural and historical heart of India, with a focus on Muslim women and collects observations and findings in the field focusing on issues of history and culture, family, education, work, and health. It is women who carry the double burden of poverty and discrimination and, as some studies in the various sections show, Deccan is no different. These women, though not a homogeneous group by way of caste, class, religion, or economic activity, share a common struggle against oppression and exploitative conditions. Utilizing primary data, this book delves into topics of culture, family, education, and the feminization of labor in organized sectors.
Contents
Part I.History and Culture
Chapter 1. Women in the Hyderabad State
Chapter 2. Women's Magazines in Urdu: A Study of An-Nisa
Chapter 3. Socio-Cultural World of the Siddi Women
Part II. Family
Chapter 4. Changing Women, Changing Times: Construction of Muslim Femininities across Three Generations in the City of Hyderabad
Chapter 5. The Women Who Stayed Behind: An Analysis of Hyderabad's Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Families.
Chapter 6. Home, Bitter Home: Domestic Violence, and Women
Chapter 7. Rights of Women in Islam and Related Issues
Part III. Education
Chapter 8. Education of girls in Hyderabad State (1907-1919): Reminiscences from Miss Florence Marya Wylds
Chapter 9. Educational Status of Muslim Women
Chapter 10. Girls' Education in Madrasas of the Old City of Hyderabad
Part IV. Women's Work
Chapter 11. Women's Work in the Formal and Informal Sector and the Old City of Hyderabad
Chapter 12. Home-based Trades and Women Workers in the Old City of Hyderabad
Chapter 13. Women in Bangle Making
Chapter 14. Women in Information Communication Technology (ICT)
Part V. Infra Structural and Health Issues
Chapter 15. Health Issues in the Slum Areas of the Hyderabad
Chapter 16. Tales of Fear and Struggle: Responses from HIV+ Women
