The interpretation of the Qur'an by women scholars, while not without precedent in Islamic
history, is primarily a recent phenomenon. Such interpretation with a focus on gender as a …

Today, the issue of Muslim women is held hostage between two perceptions: a conservative
Islamic approach and a liberal Western approach. At the heart of this debate Muslim women …

Can a woman be a Muslim and a feminist? This is the question that most often comes up
from the public when we pause to analyze the latest women's readings of the sacred text of …

There has been a growing concern regarding the position of women in Muslim society, a
concern which has presumably been largely triggered by the current wave of Islamic …

Background Most problems for women stem from the fact that Muslims on the whole buy into
an ideology of male supremacy that manifests itself in a variety of forms. These range from …

Does Islam call for the oppression of women? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of
women that occurs in many Muslim countries, especially those that claim to be" Islamic," …

For the non-Muslim or Muslim reader, or for the Religious studies or Women's studies
student, the book is a watershed primary source in the contemporary (woman's) engaging in …

The issues facing the majority of Muslim women around the world today are those facing the
majority of women everywhere: poverty, illiteracy, political repression, and patriarchy. At the …

This book distinguishes Islam as a spiritual message from the sociopolitical context of its
revelation. While the sacred text of the Quran reveals a clear empowerment of women and …

The chapter highlights the importance of lived realities to the hermeneutics of the Qur'an and
questions the classical interpretation of the Qur'an, evidencing that the dominant and prolific …