Inside The Gender Jihad Women's Reform in Islam,9781851684632

Inside The Gender Jihad Women's Reform in Islam

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ISBN13: 9781851684632
ISBN10: 1851684638
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-06-06
Publisher(s): Oneworld Publications
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Summary

In this engaging study, Dr Amina Wadud, an Afro-American Muslim herself, introduces the feminist movement in Islam and delves into its challenges, its textual foundations in the Qur'an and its achievements. Beginning with her own place in the effort for greater justice for women in Islam, Wadud goes on tackle a number of pertinent issues, including the state of Muslim women's studies as a discipline in mainstream academia and the role of Muslim women in the domestic space.

Author Biography

Dr Amina Wadud is a professor of Islamic Studies and a mother of five

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction: Inside the Gender Jihad, Reform in Islam 1(13)
What's in a Name?
14(41)
The Challenges of Teaching and Learning in the Creation of Muslim Women's Studies
55(32)
Muslim Women's Collectives, Organizations, and Islamic Reform
87(33)
A New Hajar Paradigm: Motherhood and Family
120(38)
Public Ritual Leadership and Gender Inclusiveness
158(29)
Qur'an, Gender, and Interpretive Possibilities
187(30)
Stories from the Trenches
217(37)
Conclusion: Why Fight the Gender Jihad? 254(9)
Notes 263(17)
Index 280

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