Islam, Women, and Politics
The Demography of Arab Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4120210 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33 |
| Publication date | 1992-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1971858 |
| OpenAlex | W2086824166 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 66 |
This article examines three propositions that underlie many interpretations of the demography of Arab countries: that Arab countries do poorly in terms of demographic indicators that this is due to Islam and that the impact of Islam operates through the way in which it defines a low status for women. After reviewing the available data on fertility and health the article critically examines the claim that the high natality of Arab countries derives directly from religious doctrine or indirectly through Islams effect on the status of women. It argues that simplistic hypotheses linking Islam and the status of women cannot provide a satisfactory explanation for observed demographic patterns and that a better understanding of demographic change must include attention to the political context of fertility and health behavior. (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA) (EXCERPT
Geography · Islam · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Demography · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
Marriage Gap in Christians and Muslims
Fertility norms and son preference in Morocco and Tunisia
Fertility Transition
Women’s Autonomy in Ghana
Women’s Education and Fertility in Islamic Countries
Family-Based Old-Age Care in Arab Countries
Hak Cerai Perempuan Dalam Hukum Keluarga Islam Maroko
Religion and sex-selective abortion
Religion and the Risks of Sexually Transmissible Infections
Vidya , Veda , and Varna
Constructing Natural Fertility
Religion and reproduction
Excess mortality of girls in the Middle East in the 1970s and 1980s
Religion and the Decision to Use Contraception in India
Attitudes towards women who work in Egypt
Marriage and Fertility under Military Occupation
Sexuality in Morocco
Culture, Maternal Health Care, and Women's Status
Women's Position and Family Planning in Egypt
Perceptions of Population Policy, Development, and Family Planning Programs in Northern Nigeria
The Influence of Traditional Religion on Fertility Regulation among the Kassena-Nankana of Northern Ghana
Lived Islam’ in India and Bangladesh
Rethinking Human Development in the Middle East and North Africa
Debunking the Assumed Connection between Educational Attainment, Reduced Fertility and Mortality, Labor Force Inclusion and Political Participation for Women in the Middle East
Iran's Changing Gender Dynamics in Light of Demographic, Political, and Technological Transformations
On sex and suicide bombing
The transition to lower fertility in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
A demographic perspective on the Muslim world
Fertility transition in Arab countries
Women’s employment, religion and multiculturalism
Revolution, war and modernization
Demography and Politics in the Palestinian Authority
How unique is the Western European marriage pattern? A comparison of nuptiality in historical Europe and the contemporary Arab world
Differences in Self-Reported Physical Limitation Among Older Women and Men in Ismailia, Egypt
Missing Women and India’s Religious Demography
The demand for children in Arab countries
Women's schooling and religious affiliation in Malawi at the end of the twentieth century
Expectations for Traditional Family Roles
A Population Out of Control? Myths About Muslim Fertility in Contemporary India
From youth bulge to conflict
Women’s Agency in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia
Establishing the connection between demographic and economic factors, and gender status in the Middle East
Gender differences in nutritional status and feeding patterns among infants in the Gaza Strip
Women, Demography, and Politics
Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
Abortion among adolescents
Religiousness and Fertility among European Muslims
Ethnicity, education, and the non-proportional hazard of first marriage in Turkey
Determinants of female labor force participation
Extremely high fertility of a sedentarized Bedouin clan in south Jordan
Religiosity and Marital Fertility
Structural determinants of the abortion rate
Significant Effects of Fatwa-Based Perception on Contraceptive Practice Among Muslim Women in South Jordan Under the Early Stage of Fertility Transition
Are population policies in Arab countries largely ineffective? Past and present perspectives
Family planning KAP survey in Gaza
Son Preference and Gender-Biased Breastfeeding in Pakistan
Religion and Child Health in West and Central Africa
When Does Religion Influence Fertility
Women's Autonomy in India and Pakistan
Religiosity and marital fertility among Muslims in Israel
Women
Spousal Disagreement in the Reporting of Physical Violence Against Wives in Southern Egypt
Explaining the Demographic Transition
History, Community Milieu, and Christian-Muslim Differentials in Contraceptive Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Women's family power and gender preference in Minya, Egypt
The meaning of contraceptive choice and constraint for Hausa women in a northern Nigerian town
| Unique citing works | 66 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2024 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 64 |