Elora Shehabuddin
WSRP Research Associate 2004–05
Home institution
Rice University
Research project
Re-shaping the Holy: Muslim Women's Activism in Bangladesh
This project explores the relationship between politically engaged Muslim women and the transformation of Islam in the public sphere. Specifically, it examines how an Islamist political movement such as the Jamaat-I-Islami in Bangladesh is adapting to the increasing visibility and empowerment of Muslim women in a democratic context.
WSRP lecture
Reshaping the Holy: Muslim Women's Activism in Bangladesh
Course
HDS 3904: Gender, Islam, and Party Politics in Comparative Perspective: Seminar (Spring 2005)