Kathryn Spellman Poots discusses Islam and Gender in the 21st Century on "Trending Globally" Podcast

Kathryn Spellman Poots, Nadje Al-Ali, and Deniz Kandiyoti discuss their recently published Gender, Governance, and Islam with Sarah Baldwin of Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, where the book was launched in November.

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“Observers in the West too often have a one-dimensional view of women in Muslim-majority countries; as subjugated, and in need of help in their liberation. On this episode, Sarah sits down with three leading experts on gender politics in the Middle East and South Asia to break down that myth. Anthropologist and Professor at Watson's Center for Middle East Studies Nadje Al-Ali, along with her colleagues Deniz Kandiyoti and Kathryn Poots, coedited the anthology Gender, Governance, and Islam, which explores the complex politics of gender in the Middle East and South Asia. Their conversation with Sarah — and even more so, their book — will change how you view the lives of women in this part of the world.”