Facets of Muslim Women in the Deccan: Echoes on Culture, Education, Work, and Health

by Rekha Pande

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666936278
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	03/06/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	548 KB

About the Author

Rekha Pande is the former head in the Department of History and the Centre for Women’s Studies at the University of Hyderabad, India.

Table of 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

Editorial Reviews

This brilliantly written book takes the reader through a historical, geographical, ethnic, and feminist journey of the Muslim women in the Deccan. At a time when India’s gender indices are at their bleakest, a deep dive into the obstacles that women face provides a holistic perspective that scholars and policy makers need. It is with this understanding that helps find solutions to low work force participation rates, poor political empowerment, and health risks among Indian women today. The sources used for producing this volume are fascinating – old journals, popular magazines, oral recounting, and historical texts. It is an amazingly refreshing addition to literature on the little studied topic of understating Muslim women and the contextual challenges they face.

Amir Ullah Khan