Feminism in Asian Cultures

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The paper gives a history of feminism as brought forth by Jayawardena in her book, showing numerous examples of the movement to grant women equal rights throughout Asian cultures, starting in the late nineteenth century. The paper cites the examples Jayawardena gives to prove her claim that Arab and Asian women have been engaged in the struggle for equality for many years.

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"In Afghanistan, Islamic, male-dominated forces continue to this day to repress women and keep them virtually without rights. The well-publicized absolute power of the Taliban has recently returned Afghanistan women to an even more invisible role than some were able to achieve, however briefly, during the period Jayawardena covers. She notes, "The failure of the Afghan experiment resulted in some Islamic countries exercising caution on reforms affecting the status of women" (72)."

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