Devotion and Defiance at Meripustak

Devotion and Defiance

Books from same Author: Humaira Awais Shahid

Books from same Publisher: W W NORTON AND COMPANY

Related Category: Author List / Publisher List


  • Retail Price: ₹ 2299/- [ 0.00% off ]

    Seller Price: ₹ 2299

Sold By: T K Pandey      Click for Bulk Order

Offer 1: Get ₹ 111 extra discount on minimum ₹ 500 [Use Code: Bharat]

Offer 2: Get 0.00 % + Flat ₹ 100 discount on shopping of ₹ 1500 [Use Code: IND100]

Offer 3: Get 0.00 % + Flat ₹ 300 discount on shopping of ₹ 5000 [Use Code: MPSTK300]

Free Shipping (for orders above ₹ 499) *T&C apply.

In Stock

Free Shipping Available



Click for International Orders
  • Provide Fastest Delivery

  • 100% Original Guaranteed
  • General Information  
    Author(s)Humaira Awais Shahid
    PublisherW W NORTON AND COMPANY
    ISBN9780393081480
    Pages304
    BindingHardback with PLC Ja
    LanguageEnglish
    Publish YearApril 2014

    Description

    W W NORTON AND COMPANY Devotion and Defiance by Humaira Awais Shahid

    In the fall of 2001, a newlywed English professor took on a job editing the "women's section" of one of Pakistan's leading Urdu newspapers. She soon transformed pages of celebrity gossip and fashion advice into a vehicle for the investigation of the true lives of Pakistani women. News of acid attacks on hapless women, the trading of girls as currency in tribal disputes, and other abuses transformed this young mother into a fiery advocate for women's rights-one guided by Islamic ethics and ideals of social justice as she taught rural leaders to distinguish between religion and tribal custom. Her commitment to her countrywomen led her to a seat in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, where she fought to protect women, girls, and the poor. Humaira Awais Shahid's extraordinarily warm and passionate voice provides remarkable insight into how Islamic values and ethics might yet be a vehicle for progressive change in the developing world.