Directory of Women's Issues Resources

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• Female Genital Mutilation/Female Circumcision

  http://www.mwlusa.org/topics/violence&harrassment/fgm.html
  Paper discussing the practice of female genital cutting, questioning its legitimacy in Muslim cultural practice.

• In Recognition of Women

  http://www.themodernreligion.com/women/recognition.html
  Article contrasts the history of women jurists, narrators of Hadith, and poets in Islam, with the position today, where the Muslim community has taken women back to the pre-Islamic era.

• Islam Rethought

  http://cyber_bangla0.tripod.com/aa/Islam_Rethought.html
  Online publication of Dr Ausaf Ali's work on gender, sexuality, and marriage in Islam with particular focus on the tensions between traditionalist and modernist views within lived Islam.

• Islamic Feminism

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_feminism
  A definition, with links to prominent figures. [Wikipedia]

• Islamic Feminism Means Justice to Women

  http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/16-31Jan04-Print-Edition/1631200425.htm
  An interview with historian Prof Margot Badran compares Islamic feminism with secular and Christian feminism.

• Religious Conservatism and Feminist Theology

  http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_101_150/religious_conservatism.htm
  Dr Riffat Hassan explores how theological assumptions have colored the way in which Muslim culture has come to regard women, in contrast to the non-patriarchal egalitarianism in the Qur'an; she argues for a liberation of Muslim women and men.

• Status of Woman in Islam

  http://www.islamawareness.net/Women/
  A collection of articles on issues around the role and place of women in Muslim belief and practice.

• Tafseer of Surah an-Nisa, Ayah 34

  http://www.islamicperspectives.com/Quran-4-34.htm
  A translation and commentary on verse 34 of Surah an-Nisa in the Qur'an; perhaps the one most often misunderstood or misused by both Muslims and non-Muslims.

• They Hate Women, Don't They?

  http://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=348
  Article exploring secular feminists' view of Muslim women, arguing that demeaning Islam excludes the voices of Islamic women which liberates no one.

• Woman's Status in the Bible and the Qur'an

  http://www.angelfire.com/fl/religions/woman.html
  A tabled comparison of Biblical and Qur'anic passages concerning women.

• Women as Imams

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_as_imams
  Article on Wikipedia explores the circumstances in which women may lead a congregation in salat (prayer); includes analysis of teachings, history, and current controversy.

• Women in a Quranic Society

  http://www.jannah.org/sisters/womensociety.html
  Paper arguing for the implementation of a dual-sex concept of society.

• Women Living Under Muslim Laws

  http://www.wluml.org/
  International solidarity network for women whose lives are shaped by laws and customs said to derive from Islam. Includes news, and information about their campaigns and their publications.

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