Leila Ahmed

17 papers receiving 933 citations

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Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern D...19932026200420151993200400600

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Leila Ahmed
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  • Sociology and Political Science 918
  • Political Science and International Relations 631
  • Gender Studies 310
  • Education 149
  • Anthropology 120
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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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1 6
2 2
3 29
4 6
5 1
6 31
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The Women of Islam
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8 3
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Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate.breakdown →
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10 118
11 334
12 10
13 1
14 34
15 112
16 27
17 3
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Encounter with American Feminism: A Muslim Woman's View of Two Conferences
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19 6

About Leila Ahmed

Leila Ahmed is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Gender Studies and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 19 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Islamic Studies and History (14 papers), Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (6 papers) and Socioeconomic Development in MENA (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Gender Studies (310 citations), Political Science and International Relations (631 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (918 citations). Leila Ahmed has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Sudan. Frequent co-authors include Lidwien Kapteijns, Deniz Kandiyoti, Sherifa Zuhur, Nikki R. Keddie, Beth Baron, Edward William Lane, Helen I. Safa, Judith E. Tucker, Charlotte Bunch and Dafna N. Izraeli. Their work appears in journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, European Respiratory Journal and The American Historical Review.

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