Books by Amina Wadud
Inside the Gender Jihad
by Amina Wadud
Wadud has this very nice phrase, ‘We are the makers of textual meaning’. The Qur’an is supposed to furnish guidance, it’s suppose to elevate us wherever we are, and we are now in the 21st century and we have understandings of equality that patriarchal ideas, institutions, and practices are subverting. We have to make meaning – or make sense – and we don’t have to get bogged down if there are spots in the scripture where it’s difficult to get our heads around. Wadud is very inspirational to this rising generation of younger women and also gives non-Muslims a whole different way of grasping Islam.
Interviews where books by Amina Wadud were recommended
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Islam and Democracy
by Fatima Mernissi -
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Secular and Islamic Feminist Critiques in the Work of Fatima Mernissi
by Raja Rhouni -
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Inside the Gender Jihad
by Amina Wadud -
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Counter Legal Draft of the Compilation of Islamic Law
by Siti Musdah Mulia -
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Iranian Women’s One Million Signatures
by Noushin Khorasani
The best books on Islam and Feminism, recommended by Margot Badran
The best books on Islam and Feminism, recommended by Margot Badran
The historian and gender studies specialist Margot Badran has devoted her life’s work to the Muslim world. Here she explains what feminism means in the context of Islam and chooses five books that have been critical in its evolution.
