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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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Women in Islam - http://www.islamfortoday.com/women.htm
Information, articles and links on a variety of topics concerning women in Islam. Also includes a directory of international links. |
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Islamic Feminism - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_feminism
A definition, with links to prominent figures. [Wikipedia] |
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The II International Congress of Islamic Feminism - http://www.feminismeislamic.org/eng/
A gathering of Muslim intellectuals working for gender justice and against sexist interpretations of the Sacred Text; information about program, participants, and conclusions. [Barcelona, Spain - 2006] |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Islam and Women - http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/mehistorydatabase/islam_and_women.php
A collection of profiles and quotations about the position of women in the contemporary world of Islam. Includes links to prominent women. |
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Muslim Women Take Charge of Their Faith - http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/01/news/islam6.php
Profile of the first woman to preside over one of France's 25 regional Islamic councils, and an assessment of changing perceptions of Muslim women's role in Europe. |
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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. |
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Today's Muslimah - http://www.todaysmuslimah.com/
An online magazine for Muslim women; offers wide-ranging articles and features on health, culture, women's issues, home and garden, and family. |
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Free and Equal under the Qur'an - http://www.averroes-foundation.org/articles/free_and_equal.html
Argues that a reformist Islamic view needs to take hold firmly among Muslim jurists, so that egalitarian Qur'anic interpretations replace discriminatory traditionalism. |
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Female Preachers in Turkey - Challenging Traditional Gender Roles - http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-315/i.html
An article about the appointment, role and experience of 450 women appointed as vaize/preachers. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Sunni Sister - http://www.sunnisisters.com/
Poetry, essays, and contemplations on modern Islam by an American Muslim woman. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Islamic Traditions and the Feminist Movement - http://members.lycos.co.uk/Shax2/islam/feminism.html
Paper by Dr Lois Lamya' al Faruqi looking at Muslim social, psychological, and economic traditions and how feminism is received. |