Feminism in Islam

Secular and Religious Convergences

Margot Badran

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781780744476
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Islamic Theology

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I: Egypt – Late Nineteenth to End of the Twentieth Centuries: First Century of Feminism
• Part II: Muslim World – Late Twentieth to Twenty-First Centuries: Widening Circles, New Directions
• Index