Feminism in Islam: Secular and Religious Convergences Paperback – 1 February 2009
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While many in the West regard feminism and Islam as a contradiction in terms, many Muslims in the East have perceived Western feminist forces in their midst as an assault upon their culture. In this career-spanning collection of influential essays, Margot Badran presents the feminisms that Muslim women have created, and examines Islamic and secular feminist ideologies side by side.
Borne out of over two decades of work, this important volume combines essays from a variety of sources, ranging from those which originated as conference papers to those published in the popular press. Also including original material written specifically for this book, Feminism and Islam provides a unique and wide-ranging contribution to the field of Islam and gender studies.
Borne out of over two decades of work, this important volume combines essays from a variety of sources, ranging from those which originated as conference papers to those published in the popular press. Also including original material written specifically for this book, Feminism and Islam provides a unique and wide-ranging contribution to the field of Islam and gender studies.
- Print length400 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date1 February 2009
- ISBN-101851685561
- ISBN-13978-1851685561
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Humanities \ Religion Badran, Margot. Feminism in Islam: secular and religious convergences. Oneworld, 2009. 349p bibl index; ISBN 9781851685561 pbk, $29.95. Reviewed in 2010may CHOICE. Written by Badran (Georgetown Univ.), this collection of essays based on fieldwork, conference presentations, and literary historical analysis ranks among the best works investigating feminism and Islam. The first part is devoted to feminism in Egypt, and the second traces the spread of feminism in the broader Muslim world. Badran carefully balances attention to major thinkers and writers with her grasp of the issues feminists faced and addressed, along with the opponents and obstacles in their paths. She demonstrates points of divergence and convergence in her historical portrayal of the rise and growth of Islamic feminism with the two foundational methodologies of ijtihad (independent reasoning into religious texts) and tafsir (interpretation of the Qur'an). Running throughout her analysis are many crucial issues: political Islam, nationalism, education, the modernity and secularism introduced by the West, and an excellent discussion of female genital mutilation. Her discussion of "gender activism" and "Islamic feminism" (p. 219: " . . . a middle space . . . between secular feminism and masculinist Islam") is particularly helpful. The scope, clarity of argument, depth of analysis, and wealth of new information make this a very useful work. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above; general readers. -- L. J. Alderink, emeritus, Concordia College More than 35,000 academic librarians, faculty, and key decision makers rely on the reviews in Choice magazine and Choice Reviews Online for collection development and scholarly research. Choice reaches almost every undergraduate college and university library in the United States. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/choice/index.cfm ― Choice
"this book excels and is bound to create more than just a splash in the midst of ongoing debates about the vexed ‘Muslim woman question’ " ― Muslim World Book Review
"this book excels and is bound to create more than just a splash in the midst of ongoing debates about the vexed ‘Muslim woman question’ " ― Muslim World Book Review
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"A fascinating, accessible book for both students and experts in Islamic Feminism. It covers the topic both vertically and horizontally, historically and geographically." ― Nasr Abu-Zayd - Professor of Islamic Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands
About the Author
Margot Badran is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, US. She is currently Edith Kreeger Wolf Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Religion, Northwestern University, US. She is the author of Feminists, Islam and Nation: Gender and the Making of Modern Egypt
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- Language : English
- Paperback : 400 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1851685561
- ISBN-13 : 978-1851685561
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Somehow limited view of feminist engagements in the Muslim world ...
Reviewed in Canada on 22 December 2017Verified Purchase
Somehow limited view of feminist engagements in the Muslim world. She fails to recognize non-religious feminists movements in Muslim countries such as Pakistan.
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good start
Reviewed in the United States on 20 March 2014Verified Purchase
The book is excellent for beginner Islamic feminism theory. It has a lot of historical and political information. However, the book focuses only on Egypt and there is not a lot of information about other Arab countries.
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Leyla
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Good overview of Feminism in Islam - no in dept analysis
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2012Verified Purchase
Badran's Feminism in Islam gives a good overview of how Feminism had developed historically in the Middle East, with reference to Egypt. She engage in a debate that aims to test the convergence between the two feminist movements, religious and secular, over time.
However, if you are looking for an in depth explanation of how Religious believes inpact on Islamic feminisms, this rests rather superficial.
However, if you are looking for an in depth explanation of how Religious believes inpact on Islamic feminisms, this rests rather superficial.