Islamic Feminism
Islamic Feminism This book sets out a rationale for the compatibility of Islam and Feminism and shows that Islamic Feminism is a diverse and valuable lens through which to analyse religion and…
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Islamic Feminism
This book sets out a rationale for the compatibility of Islam and Feminism and shows that Islamic Feminism is a diverse and valuable lens through which to analyse religion and gender. This study counters this marginalisation in two ways. In addition, including scholarship written in Arabic, it promotes the decolonisation of knowledge production around Islam, gender and sexuality.Islamic feminism is a field of study that has been marginalised both in contemporary Islamic discourse and in feminist discourse.
Secondly, it foregrounds voices that are often neglected in discussions of Islam, gender and sexuality by highlighting and contrasting the work of two key scholars: Kecia Ali based in the USA and Olfa Youssef based in Tunisia. Firstly, it enumerates the diversity of approaches used in Islamic feminist scholarship. The book suggests that in addition to geo-political