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"Five women have served as leaders of Muslim countries, namely Megawati Sukarnoputri (Vice President of Indonesia, 1991-2001 and President 2002-4), Benazir Bhutto (PM of Pakistan, 1988-90 and 1993-6), Sheikh Hasina (PM of Bangladesh, 1996-2001), Khaleda Zia (PM of Bangladesh, 1991-5 and 2001-6) and Tansu Çiller (PM of Turkey, 1993-6). This is an extraordinary record and somewhat of a challenge to the widespread perception that Muslim women are oppressed. Four of the women belonged to political families by birth or marriage, raising interesting questions about the extent to which this played a…
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5 editions- Other · English · 2010Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9781441197245
- Other · English · 2010Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 230 pages · 9780826432360
- Other · English · 2010Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9781441166265
- Other · English · 2010Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9781282821934
- Other · English · 2010Continuum · 256 pages · 9780826436382
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