Beyond “Liberal” Female Piety or “Women Read the Qur’an Too” by Amy Levin

by Feminism and Religion

Originally published on the Feminism and Religion project

I’m a teacher’s assistant for an undergraduate course at New York University called, “What is Islam?” The other day in... more

Walking in the Footsteps of Mary by Najeeba Syeed Miller

by Feminism and Religion

Originally published on the Feminism and Religion project

As I walked into the “House of Mary”more

FELIU, L. "Feminism, Gender Inequality and the Reform of the Mudawana in Morocco", The Scientific Journal of Humanistic Studies, Year 4, no. 6, March 2012, pp. 101-111.

by Laura Feliu i Martinez

During the last decades, Moroccan women have turned into important agents of change in front of a situation of... more

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TRADUCCIÓN AL CASTELLANO del texto “Islamic Feminismo on the move”, de Margot Badran

by Blanca Divassón Mendívil

Traducido al castellano el capítulo “Islamic Feminismo on the move”, de la obra de Badran, Feminism in Islam. Secular and Religious Convergences, Oxford, Oneworld, 2009, pp. 323-338, para el dossier “Mujeres y religiones. Desafíos para el feminismo actual”, coordinado por Inmaculada Blasco y Marie P. McMahon en Clepsydra. Revista de Estudios de Género y Teoría Feminista, 2010, vol. 9, “Feminismo islámico en marcha”, pp. 69-84.

DA PARADOSSO A REALTÀ: I PERCORSI DEL FEMMINISMO ISLAMICO IN UNA PROSPETTIVA STORICO-ANTROPOLOGICA

by Alessandra Turchetti

L’elaborato tratta del cosiddetto “femminismo islamico”, un fenomeno estremamente complesso, “globale” ed in continua... more

Human Rights Watch condemns Saudi restriction of women's sports

by James M. Dorsey

By James M. Dorsey

International human rights group Human Rights Watch has accused Saudi Arabia of... more

The impact of inter-generational change on the attitudes of working-class South Asian Muslim parents on the education of their daughters

by Tahir Abbas

co-authored with Aisha Ijaz

This paper presents the findings of ethnographic research into inter-generational attitudinal change of parents... more

French women groups protest FIFA decision to endorse hijab

by James M. Dorsey

By James M. Dorsey

Three French women’s organizations have expressed concern and disappointment with world... more

Saudi Woman to Be Lashed for Driving, Despite Royal Pardon

by Nivien Saleh

Article about my student Shaima Jastaniah, written for The Atlantic on December 5, 2011.

Remember Shaima Jastaniah, the Saudi woman who made international headlines in September by being condemned to ten... more

Revolutionary Eschatology: Islam and the End of Time in al-Tahir Wattar's al-Zilzal

by Hoda El Shakry

Published in the Journal of Arabic Literature: 42.2-3 (2011): 120-147

This paper analyzes the use of Qur'anic rhetoric and imagery in al-Tahir Wattar's 1974 novel al-Zilzal (The... more

Making Islam relevant: Female Authority and Representation of Islam in Germany

by Riem Spielhaus

in: Hillary Kalmbach and Masooda Bano (eds.). Women, Islam and Mosques: Changes in Contemporary Islamic Authority, Brill: Leiden. 2012, pp.437-455.

Making Islam relevant: Female Authority and Representation of Islam in Germany

by Riem Spielhaus

in: Hillary Kalmbach and Masooda Bano (eds.). Women, Islam and Mosques: Changes in Contemporary Islamic Authority, Brill: Leiden. 2012, pp.437-455.

‘I am one of the People’: A Survey and Analysis of Legal Arguments on Woman-Led Prayer in Islam

by Laury Silvers

Co-authored with Ahmed Elewa. Journal of Law and Religion XXVI, No.1 (2010-11)

This paper, written five years after the Wadud prayer, presents a survey and analysis of the various responses to... more

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