Feminism in Islam : secular and religious convergences / Margot Badran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Badran, Margot.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Islamic countries.

Feminism.

Feminism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Muslim women--Social conditions.

Muslim women.

Women in Islam.

Islamic countries.

Physical Description:

ix, 349 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oneworld, 2009.

Summary:

Many in the West regard feminism and Islam as a contradiction in terms. However, this is a grave misconception as Margot Badran illustrates in this career-spanning collection of influential essays. Born of over three decades of work, Feminism in Islam traces the history and interaction of both secular and Islamic feminisms in Muslim societies since the nineteenth century.

Written by one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, this landmark volume is informed by numerous interviews, letters, and memoirs of Muslim women, both historical and current. Combining both original and previously published contributions, Badran paints an engaging portrait of feminism in the Islamic world, its achievements to date, and the challenges it will face in years to come.

Contents:

Introduction 1

Part I Egypt-Late Nineteenth to End of the Twentieth Centuries: First Century of Feminism

1 Competing Agenda: Feminists, Islam, and the State in Nineteenth-and Twentieth-Century Egypt 17

2 Women, Qasim Amin, and the Rise of Feminist Discourse 55

3 From Consciousness to Activism: Feminist Politics in Early Twentieth-Century Egypt 65

4 Expressing Feminism and Nationalism in Autobiography: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Educator 90

5 Independent Women: More Than a Century of Feminism in Egypt 116

6 Gender Activism: Feminists and Islamists in Egypt 141

7 Body Politic(s): Women, Power, and Sexuality in Egypt 168

8 Gender Journeys into Arabic 192

Part II Muslim World-Late Twentieth to Twenty-First Centuries: Widening Circles, New Directions

9 Towards Islamic Feminisms: A Look at the Middle East 215

10 Islamic Feminism: What's in a Name? 242

11 Unifying Women: Feminist Pasts and Presents in Yemen 253

12 Shar'ia Activism in Nigeria in the Era of Hudud 279

13 Between Secular and Islamic Feminism(s): Reflections on the Middle East and Beyond 300

14 Islamic Feminism on the Move 323.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1851685561

9781851685561

OCLC:

288986684