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Subject: Africa
West Africa, Islam, and the Arab World
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Hunwick, John
Subject: Africa, Religion, Middle East
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West Africa is defined as the area south of the Sahara between the Atlantic and Lake Chad, encompassing the Sahel zone, tropical forests, and pasturelands. West Africans speak languages belonging to three major families: Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Afro-Asiatic, as well …
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Women in the Islamic World: From Earliest Times to the Arab Spring
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Schneider, Irene (translated by Steven Rendall)
Subject: Middle Eastern Studies, Women Studies, Religion, World History
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This book describes and analyzes the different roles women have played in the Islamic world, past and present. Starting with Sharia regulations and their applications in societies throughout history, Schneider observes and pinpoints the obstacles and opportunities women …
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Women’s Voices on Africa: A Century of Travel Writings
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Romero, Patricia W.
Subject: Africa, Women's History
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In African Women: A Historical Panorama, Patricia W. Romero seeks to address what she perceives as a gap in existing scholarship on the history of African women, namely a lack of personalisation and case studies in accounts of women who …
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