| Short Summary |
| Title |
Islamic Feminism Revisited |
| Author |
Badran, M. |
| Publication Date |
February 2006 |
| Publisher |
Al-Ahram Weekly |
| Summary Source |
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| Summary |
Islamic Feminism is defined as a feminist discourse
and practice that derives its understanding and mandate from the Qur'an.
It seeks rights and justice within the framework of gender equality
for women and men. Islamic Feminism has taken on the two-fold task
of exposing and eradicating patriarchal ideas and practices, which
are often described as Islamic, and to recuperate Islam's core idea
of gender equality (indivisible from human equality). Islamic Feminism
continues to be widely embraced by proponents of gender justice and
social justice. It has also incurred enemies from within and outside
the Muslim community: from within - men who fear the loss of patriarchal
privilege and women who fear the loss of patriarchal protection, and
from outside - those whose pleasure and politics are found in denigrating
Islam as irredeemably anti-women. The article, a follow-up to an earlier
piece published four years ago (titled: Islamic
Feminism: What's in a Name) surveys recent developments. Earlier
examples of this dynamic and varied inter-Islamic phenomenon are provided,
from Iran, South Africa and North America. Recent examples include
a look at events in Morocco (the revised Moroccan Mudawwana or personal
status law); Indonesia (the new Indonesian draft family law); and
the United States (women acting as imams or preachers leading the
Friday service).
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| Complete Document |
 http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/781/cu4.htm |
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