Journeys Towards Gender Equality in Islam

Ziba Mir-Hosseini
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If justice is an intrinsic value in Islam, why have women been treated as second-class citizens in Islamic legal tradition?

Following the birth of Islamic feminism at the end of the twentieth century, the idea of gender equality inherent to our contemporary conceptions of justice has presented a challenge to established, patriarchal interpretations of Shari'a law.

Through a series of thoughtful, enlightening conversations, Ziba Mir- Hosseini explores journeys towards gender equality in Islam with six influential Muslim intellectuals Abdullahi An-Na'im, Amina Wadud, Asma Lamrabet, Khaled Abou El Fadl, Mohsen Kadivar and Sedigheh Vasmaghi.

Beginning from the premise that the Qur'an indicates the path toward justice, rather than a precise definition of justice, they discuss how new forms of scholarship and activism are speaking to gender equality from within the Islamic legal framework.

ISBN: 9780861543274 | Published: 3 May 2022 | Paperback | 320 pages
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