Islamic Feminism from A Liberal Muslim Perspective

The challenge addressed herein are impacts from feminism on Muslims in particular. The authors discuss this based on an understanding of the position of women in the west vis-à-vis variegated Muslim societies. Some believe that Islamic feminism obtains full sovereignty for women and thus gel with western rejection of male chauvinism and dominance with arguments straight from the Quran. Liberal Muslim feminists believe a woman must be given equal considerations in various circumstances to include inheritance rights, legal testimony and so forth. Based on hermeneutic interpretations, socio-historical analysis and relativism, Muslim feminists believe the Quran needs a robust dusting and reinterpretation that allow socio-historical reconsiderations for this worthy cause. Since Muslim societies embrace Islam and its prevailing patriarchal culture, it is difficult to accept the concept of Islamic feminism. This paper investigates feminism from a liberal muslim perspective. A literature review provides a thematic analysis that refers to emerging trends in gender issues. Findings reveal that ideas and practices regarding rights and freedom seek to enhance the status of women. The discussion solely focuses on historical and contextual analysis to realize the expanding potential of feminism’s path to freedom of choice in the Islamic context.

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Kepemimpinan Perempuan dalam Perspektif Al-Qur’an

TAJDID ◽

10.36667/tajdid.v28i1.550 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 53

Author(s):

Kamil Kamil ◽

Suriadi Suriadi

Keyword(s):

Islamic Studies ◽

Religious Doctrine ◽

Patriarchal Culture ◽

The Status ◽

Status Of Women ◽

Male Superiority

The issue of the status of women in Islamic studies is still interesting and inexhaustible and invites polemics. Historical facts prove that women were placed in an inferior position almost throughout Muslim history while men were in a superior position. It’s happening because of the interpretation of the Qur'an carried out by classical commentators who tend to be influenced by deeply entrenched patriarchal culture. In the view of a society that adheres to patriarchy, the view of subordinating women to male superiority is influenced by religious doctrine but if you look at the doctrine of Islam itself, it turns out that the idea of egalitarianism is highly upheld. Basically, the Qur'an provides an obvious justification for the equality of women with men but at the level of reality, it turns out that egalitarian ideas in the Qur'an often clash with public responses that tend to be biased.

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Gender Issues in the Ivory Tower of Brazilian IR

Contexto Internacional ◽

10.1590/s0102-8529.2019410200007 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 365-396

Author(s):

Mariana Pimenta Oliveira Baccarini ◽

Xaman Korai Minillo ◽

Elia Elisa Cia Alves

Keyword(s):

Gender Discrimination ◽

Academic Staff ◽

Gender Issues ◽

Professional Issues ◽

Higher Education System ◽

International Trends ◽

The Status ◽

Private And Public ◽

And Gender ◽

Status Of Women

Abstract What is the status of women in the discipline of International Relations (IR) in Brazil? This study provides a pioneering map of gender issues in Brazilian IR, focusing on inequality, discrimination and harassment. It includes a literature review as well as the findings of two sets of research: the first a survey of personal and professional issues faced by academic staff in Brazilian IR, and the second a report on the staffing of IR and related departments at private and public academic institutions in Brazil. Our research shows that despite the specificities of the Brazilian higher education system, Brazilian IR academics conform to international trends in respect of gender issues, facing monetary and/or familial inequalities and gender discrimination in their careers. It also shows that 25% of female academics have experienced undesired sexual contact at least once, and that there is a gap between male and female understandings of what constitutes sexual harassment.

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Mainline Christianity and Gender in Zimbabwe

Fieldwork in Religion ◽

10.1558/firn.v10i2.20267 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 173-189

Author(s):

Nisbert Taringa ◽

Clifford Mushishi

Keyword(s):

Gender Equity ◽

Field Research ◽

Cultural Norms ◽

Qualitative Research Design ◽

Patriarchal Culture ◽

The Status ◽

And Gender ◽

Phenomenological Case Study ◽

Status Of Women

This research aimed to find out the actual situation on the ground regarding what mainline Christianity is actually doing in confronting or conforming to biblical and cultural norms regarding the role and position of women in their denominations. It is based on six mainline churches. This field research reveals that it may not be enough to concentrate on gender in missionary religions such as Christianity, without paying attention to the base culture: African traditional religio-culture which informs most people who are now Christians. It also illuminates how the churches are actually acting to break free of the oppressive biblical traditions and bringing about changes regarding the status of women in their churches. In some cases women are now being given more active roles in the churches, but on the other hand are still bound at home by an oppressive traditional Shona patriarchal culture and customs. Through a hybrid qualitative research design combining phenomenology and case study, what we are referring to as phenomenological case study, we argue that Christianity is a stimulus to change, an impetus to revolution, and a grounding for dignity and justice that supports and fosters gender equity efforts.

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Gifted Females: Teachers, Nurses and Astronauts A Unit on Gender Issues PEAC: Primary Extension and Challenge

Gifted Education International ◽

10.1177/026142949400900303 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 138-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carole C. Peters

Keyword(s):

Gender Issues ◽

Full Potential ◽

Single Sex ◽

The Status ◽

Males And Females ◽

Women In The Workforce ◽

Gifted Females ◽

Gifted Girls ◽

Important Objective ◽

Status Of Women

Realising the potential of both males and females should be an important objective of every nation. Analysis of the status of women in the workforce provides support for the argument that many women are functioning as underachievers, a loss not only to themselves as they fail to realise their full potential, but also to society which is deprived of their full contribution. In this paper the special challenges for gifted girls are highlighted in a gender issues unit offered to students attending a Primary Extension and Challenge program. A single-sex setting for gifted girls is explored and evaluated. The realization of potential through the breaking with tradition and keeping options and choices open is an important issue for the girls.

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Maria Pia fecit / By Maria Pia: the observed and the observer. Some reflections on gender issues considering the case of Queen Maria Pia, the photographer

Comunicação e Sociedade ◽

10.17231/comsoc.32(2017).2754 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 123-145

Author(s):

Teresa Mendes Flores

Keyword(s):

Gender Issues ◽

The Other ◽

History Of Photography ◽

Limited Access ◽

Women Photographers ◽

The Status ◽

Gender Constructions ◽

History Of ◽

Asking Questions ◽

Status Of Women

his article discusses some aspects of the status of women amateur photographers during the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries, considering the case of the Portuguese Queen Maria Pia of Savoy (1847-1911). We acknowledge the difficulties of making the historiography of women photographers in Portugal, due to the scarcity of sources and archives, and the lack of questions about these absences and their reasons. These facts have contributed to a history of photography in Portugal that consists of a succession of male names of “great photographers”. Asking questions about “the other half”, as well as broadening conceptions of photography to include the diversity of their practices may contribute to highlight the gender constructions raised by photographic practice. It also will help to understand the factors contributing to the limited access of Portuguese women to this practice and the lack of their public visibility, during this period.

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TEOLOGI PEREMPUAN: Menyejajarkan Atau Menyatukan ?

El-HARAKAH (TERAKREDITASI) ◽

10.18860/el.v3i1.4686 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 31

Author(s):

Saiful Amin

Keyword(s):

Gender Issues ◽

Power Relationships ◽

Social Injustice ◽

Gender Analysis ◽

The Social ◽

Intellectual Traditions ◽

Theological Discourse ◽

The Status ◽

The One ◽

Status Of Women

Discussing social injustice against women with gender analysis, will often face opposition from both men and women themselves. This is because questioning the status of women is essentially concerned with established systems and structures. In addition there are many misunderstandings about why women's issues should be questioned. This paper discusses gender issues that essentially discuss power relationships that involve individuals. This paper is not meant to discuss feminist flows, but rather addressing the debate about gender in the theological discourse of Islamic intellectual traditions. In the discourse of women's theology in Islam, its social implications will be colored by the tug of war between the struggle to equalize gender on the one hand and the struggle to unite them in cosmic harmony on the other. The first seeks to eliminate the social injustice that affects women by raising the existence of gender in order to be equal and equal. While the latter seeks to eliminate social injustice by reinforcing, not to elevate gender differences in order to mutual respect and equality in the natural unity. Membincang ketidakadilan sosial terhadap perempuan dengan analisis gender, sering kali akan menghadapi perlawanan baik dari kalangan kaum laki-laki maupun perempuan sendiri. Ini disebabkan karena mempertanyakan status perempuan pada dasarnya adalah mempersoalkan sistem dan struktur yang sudah mapan. Selain itu banyak terjadi kesalahpahaman tentang mengapa masalah kaum perempuan harus dipertanyakan. Tulisan ini mendiskusikan persoalan gender yang pada dasarnya membahas hubungan kekuasaan yang melibatkan individu. Tulisan ini tidak dimaksudkan untuk mendiskusikan tentang aliran-aliran feminisme, tetapi lebih ditujukan pada perdebatan tentang gender dalam wacana teologis tradisi intelektual Islam. Pada wacana teologi perempuan dalam Islam, implikasi sosialnya akan diwarnai oleh tarik ulur antara perjuangan menyetarakan gender di satu sisi dan perjuangan menyatukan keduanya dalam keharmonian kosmis di sisi yang lain. Yang pertama berusaha menghilangkan ketidakadilan sosial yang menimpa perempuan dengan mengangkat eksistensi gender agar bisa sama dan setara. Sedangkan yang kedua berusaha menghilangkan ketidakadilan sosial itu dengan mempertegas, untuk tidak mengangkat perbedaan gender agar bisa saling menghormati dan melengkapi dalam kesatuan alamiah.

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La tutela del bambino e della donna in Tunisia e in Marocco

MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL INFANZIA ◽

10.3280/mal2009-001005 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 87-100

Author(s):

Clarissa Chiacchella ◽

Sarah Miragoli

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Child Abuse ◽

Key Words ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Patriarchal Culture ◽

The Family ◽

The Status ◽

Women And Children ◽

Victims Of Violence ◽

Status Of Women

- The analysis of issues relating to the protection of women and child in Tunisia and Morocco, originated from a careful reflection on migration in our country. This work examines issues relating to the protection of women and children in Tunisia and Morocco, in particular: the status of women in the family and work and its image rooted in the traditions and social contexts; children, victims of violence and abuse in the family and at school, or forced to work, despite the existence of strict legislations. Key words: discrimination; patriarchal culture; human rights; maltreatment; child abuse; violence.

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Tricky Tools for Feminist Struggle

Catalyst Feminism Theory Technoscience ◽

10.28968/cftt.v6i2.32805 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Rajani Bhatia

Keyword(s):

Sex Ratio ◽

Social Indicator ◽

Social Problems ◽

Sex Ratios ◽

Contextual Analysis ◽

Empirical Reality ◽

The Status ◽

Women And Girls ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

Status Of Women

This article takes up shifting meanings of the population sex ratio in select times and places. Through historicization and contextual analysis, I seek to identify possible origins and continuities of the gendered imperial and racialized logics that undergird current dilemmas for feminists related to the sex ratio. I argue that sex ratios, like other numerical abstractions that stand in as representations of empirical reality, are tricky tools for addressing social problems. Regardless of whether they are viewed primarily as natural, biological, cultural, racial, or even social, they have been both friend and foe to feminist struggle. Feminists might invest in interpretations of the ratio as a mutable, social indicator of the status of women and girls in need of improvement. Yet this idea runs the risk of misappropriation and conflation with diehard interpretations of sex ratios that reproduce hierarchy based on race/ethnicity and nationality.

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