The life and political role of Kurdish women in the Ottoman Empire

Jalal Nore, Abdul Wahed Jalal Nore and Ahmed, Bzhar Othman (2020) The life and political role of Kurdish women in the Ottoman Empire. IIUM JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND CIVILISATIONAL STUDIES, 3 (2). pp. 139-153. E-ISSN 2637-112X

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Abstract

Abstract: Kurdish women have always played a major role in communal and political activities, notably during the Ayyubid dynasty. In the Ottoman era, many Kurdish women played a great role in politics and even ruled in some places. However, populist feminist narratives have been ignorant of the strident role played by Kurdish women during the Golden age of Islam in Kurdistan, including believing Orientalist stereotypes that they had no rights and could not go outside freely. This article shows the dynamic role of Kurdish women in the Ottoman era, particularly their contributions in politics, using qualitative historical and textual analysis, with an exploratory qualitative research design, depending on both the primary and secondary sources. This article also presents a more authentic understanding of Kurdish women’s lives in their communities, particularly their highly influential role in dynastic politics and their symbiotic careerism with their husbands and sons.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	9063/86615
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Kurdish, women, Muslim, Ottoman Empire
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014)
Depositing User:	Abdulwahed Jalal Nori
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2020 10:47
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2020 10:47
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/86615

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