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Redefining Muslim Women: Aga Khan III’s Reforms for Women’s Education

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In the history of Muslim India, the late nineteenth and early twentieth century formed a period that
witnessed intense public contestation over the role of women in society. Against that background, this article
explores the writings and institutional initiatives of the forty-eighth Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili
Muslims, Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III, with reference to women’s education. It compares and contrasts his
thinking with the foundational texts on women’s education written by four other prominent Muslim leaders of that


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