Women's Higher Education in an Ultra-Conservative Islamic Community

Blog: Religion and Global Society

Abstract

In this piece, Dr Iman Dawood analyses the intersecting factors impacting Salafi women’s access to university, including issues with gender-segregation, interest on student loans, and class-based barriers. The subject of Muslim women's education has repeatedly made headlines in recent years. Global news stories about attacks on female students in Nigeria and Pakistan by actors claiming … Continued