Beware the Bed of Fire: Gender, Democracy, and the Jama'at-i Islami in Bangladesh
Beware the Bed of Fire: Gender, Democracy, and the Jama'at-i Islami in Bangladesh
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当心火床：孟加拉国的性别、民主和伊斯兰大会党
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10.1353/jowh.2010.0532
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1999
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Elora Shehabuddin
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作者：
Elora Shehabuddin
在孟加拉国最近的竞选活动中，伊斯兰大会党声称，投给自己的票就是投给真主和伊斯兰教的票；然而，该党一再未能在通常被视为虔诚的穆斯林人口中获得重大支持。贾马特将其在选举中的失败归因于世俗主义阴谋，认为如果没有这样的负面宣传，这个国家的“敬畏上帝的人民”自然会投票给它的候选人。通过对贾马特党在争取吸引女性选民方面所采用的战略和意识形态的研究，我评估了贾马特党在多大程度上对其无法获得更广泛的支持负责。我的结论是，尽管Jama‘at在公开场合夸夸其谈，例如计划减轻贫困和保护妇女的利益，但它未能说服大多数贫困的、没有文化的乡村妇女相信它代表了她们的利益。
In recent electoral campaigns in Bangladesh, the Jama'at-i Islami or "party of Islam" has claimed that a vote in its favor is a vote in favor of God and Islam; yet, the party repeatedly has failed to find significant support among what is generally considered a pious Muslim population. The Jama'at has attributed its electoral losses to secularist conspiracies, arguing that without such negative propaganda the "god-fearing people" of the country naturally would vote for its candidates. Through a study of the strategies and ideology the Jama'at has employed in its bid to attract women voters, I assess the extent to which the Jama'at is responsible for its inability to achieve broader support. I conclude that despite its public rhetoric, such as its plans to alleviate poverty and safeguard women's interests, the Jama'at has failed to convince most impoverished, unlettered, village women that it represents their interests.