Islamic feminism

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Islamic feminism has its roots in the early 20th century, but which expanded in the 1990s, when the term was first coined,^{[citation needed]} in response to the growth of Islamism throughout the Islamic world. Its aims are the full equality of all Muslims, male and female, in private and public life.

Islamic feminism is defined by Islamic scholars as being more radical than secular feminism,^[1] and as being anchored within the discourse of Islam with the Qur'an as its central text.^[2]

Contents 1 See also 2 Notable personalities in the Islamic feminism movement 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading

[edit] See also

• Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Bedroom
• Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Mosque

[edit] Notable personalities in the Islamic feminism movement

• Leila Ahmed - Egyptian-American professor of women's studies
• Qasim Amin - an early advocate of women's rights in Islamic society
• Asma Barlas - Pakistani-American professor at Ithaca College, and author of "Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an
• Mukhtaran Bibi - Pakistani woman who became an advocate for rape prevention and women's rights
• Shirin Ebadi - Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who founded the Association for Support of Children's Rights in Iran. Also, a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2003 for her efforts in promoting democracy and human rights especially for women and children.
• Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Pakistan's first woman columnist and editor, first woman to speak at Al-Azhar University, and author of The Bull and the She Devil
• Fatema Mernissi - Moroccan feminist writer
• Shirin Neshat - Iranian-born American feminist artist
• Asra Q. Nomani - Indian-American Muslim journalist and feminist
• Hoda Shaarawi - early advocate of Egyptian women's rights
• Shamima Shaikh - South African feminist
• Amina Wadud - African American professor and author

[edit] See also

• Golden Needle Sewing School
• Women in Islam
• Women in Quran
• Sisters in Islam
• Role of women in religion

[edit] References

1. ^ "Islamic feminism: what's in a name?" by Margot Badran, Al-Ahram, January 17–23, 2002
2. ^ "Exploring Islamic Feminism" by Margot Badran, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, November 30, 2000

[edit] Further reading

• Women Scholars of Islam: They Must Bloom Again by Dr. Mohammad Omar Farooq
• IslamicFeminism.org
• What is Muslim feminism? Introduction to the history and concept of Muslim feminism.
• "Islamic Traditions and the Feminist Movement: Confrontation or Cooperation?" by Dr. Lois Lamya' al Faruqi.
• Articles by a South African Islamic feminist by Shamima Shaikh
• "Towards an Islamic Feminist Hermeneutic" by Na'eem Jeenah, Journal for Islamic Studies, Vol. 21, 2001, 36-70.
• "The National Liberation Struggle and Islamic Feminisms in South Africa" by Na'eem Jeenah, Women's Studies International Forum 29, January 2006, 27-41.
• "Islamic feminism means justice to women" interview with Prof Margot Badran, The Milli Gazette, January 16–31, 2004
• "Feminism and Islam" analysis of Feminism from a traditional Islamic perspective, Maryam Jameelah, July 13th, 2005
• "Islamisation and its Impact on Democractic Governance and Women's Rights in Islam: A Feminist Perspective" by Zainah Anwar, Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, May 17, 2003
• "A Declaration of the Rights of Women in Islamic Societies", SecularIslam.com, undated
• "The Liberation of Women in the Middle East" by Azam Kamguian, undated
• Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Women, Islam, and Equality, an ebook
• Badran, Margot. "Feminists, Islam, and Nation: Gender and the Making of Modern Egypt.
• ______________ Opening the Gates: A Century of Arab Feminist Writing
• "A Gender Jihad For Islam's Future" by Asra Q. Nomani, in the Washington Post, November 6, 2005
• Divine Feminine A feminist Sufi's perspective
• Sutherland, Joan. "The ideas interview: Phyllis Chesler", The Guardian, April 4, 2006
• More to life than window dressing In this special feature, a successful Belgian-Algerian Muslim woman recounts what it was like growing up immersed in two cultures with divergent views of women. August 2006