Download or read book Women in the Islamic World written by Irene Schneider and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * This work describes and analyses the different roles women have played in the Islamic world, past and present. Starting with Sharia regulations and their implications in societies throughout history, this book addresses the obstacles and opportunities women have faced, and still face, in various Islamic societies.