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Distorted Image of Muslim Women
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Naasira bint Ellison's paper attempts to clear up common misconceptions about Muslim women.
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Equality and Status of Women in Islam
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A tradtionalist interpretation of the position of Muslim women in Islamic society.
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Female Genital Mutilation/Female Circumcision
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Paper discussing the practice of female genital cutting, questioning its legitimacy in Muslim cultural practice.
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Islam and Gender
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Dr Mohammad Omar Farooq's opinion pieces, including on the contribution of Muslim women in history, a resolution on the issue of wife-beating and a call for women scholars.
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Islamic Traditions and the Feminist Movement
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Paper by Dr Lois Lamya' al Faruqi looking at Muslim social, psychological, and economic traditions and how feminism is received.
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Marital Instability in Dhaka
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Academic paper exploring the issues of marital instability among Bangladeshi working wives.
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Social Degradation of Women - a Crime and a Libel on Islam
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An essay by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall, the English convert to Islam, based on his lecture on "The Relation of the Sexes"; includes an introduction.
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Woman's Status in the Bible and the Qur'an
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A tabled comparison of Biblical and Qur'anic passages concerning women.
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Women in Islam
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Information, articles and links on a variety of topics concerning women in Islam. Also includes a directory of international links.
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Women, Islam and the State
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This paper seeks to examine the position and status of women in Bangladesh in relation to the interplay of religion and politics.
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Female Preachers in Turkey - Challenging Traditional Gender Roles
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An article about the appointment, role and experience of 450 women appointed as vaize/preachers.
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Free and Equal under the Qur'an
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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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In Recognition of Women
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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
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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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Islam Rethought
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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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Muftias - Women Issuing Fatwas
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Article discussing the recruitment of the first women for training as muftis (Islamic judges) in Turkey.
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Status of Woman in Islam
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A collection of articles on issues around the role and place of women in Muslim belief and practice.
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Sunni Sister
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Poetry, essays, and contemplations on modern Islam by an American Muslim woman.
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Tafseer of Surah an-Nisa, Ayah 34
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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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Today's Muslimah
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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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Women in a Quranic Society
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Paper arguing for the implementation of a dual-sex concept of society.
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Women in Islam and the Middle East (An Introduction)
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Ruth Roded argues the role of women is not an issue of scholarly neglect, but that literature on women is value laden, based on assumptions derived from the culture of the author and the audience.
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Women in Muslim History: Traditional Perspectives and New Strategies
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Fatema Mernissi surveys Islamic texts on women, addresses strategies for research into the role of women in Islam, and assesses the efforts of modern feminist movements.
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