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Women's Issues (33)

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http://www.thetruereligion.org/distorted.htm

» Distorted Image of Muslim Women
Naasira bint Ellison's paper attempts to clear up common misconceptions about Muslim women.
http://www.thetruereligion.org/distorted.htm

http://www.jamiat.org.za/isinfo/ewomen.html

» Equality and Status of Women in Islam
A tradtionalist interpretation of the position of Muslim women in Islamic society.
http://www.jamiat.org.za/isinfo/ewomen.html

http://www.mwlusa.org/publications/positionpapers/fgm.html

» Female Genital Mutilation/Female Circumcision
Paper discussing the practice of female genital cutting, questioning its legitimacy in Muslim cultural practice.
http://www.mwlusa.org/publications/positionpapers/fgm.html

http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-315/i.html

» Female Preachers in Turkey - Challenging Traditional Gender Roles
An article about the appointment, role and experience of 450 women appointed as vaize/preachers.
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-315/i.html

http://www.averroes-foundation.org/articles/free_and_equal.html

» Free and Equal under the Qur'an
Argues that a reformist Islamic view needs to take hold firmly among Muslim jurists, so that egalitarian Qur'anic interpretations replace discriminatory traditionalism.
http://www.averroes-foundation.org/articles/free_and_equal.html

http://www.themodernreligion.com/women/recognition.html

» In Recognition of Women
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.
http://www.themodernreligion.com/women/recognition.html

http://cyber_bangla0.tripod.com/aa/Islam_Rethought.html

» Islam Rethought
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.
http://cyber_bangla0.tripod.com/aa/Islam_Rethought.html

http://www.globalwebpost.com/farooqm/writings/gender/default.html

» Islam and Gender
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.
http://www.globalwebpost.com/farooqm/writings/gender/default.html

http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/mehistorydatabase/islam_and_women.htm

» Islam and Women
A collection of profiles and quotations about the position of women in the contemporary world of Islam. Includes links to prominent women.
http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/mehistorydatabase/islam_and_women.htm

http://members.lycos.co.uk/Shax2/islam/feminism.html

» Islamic Traditions and the Feminist Movement
Paper by Dr Lois Lamya' al Faruqi looking at Muslim social, psychological, and economic traditions and how feminism is received.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/Shax2/islam/feminism.html

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/southasia/Lubna.html

» Marital Instability in Dhaka
Academic paper exploring the issues of marital instability among Bangladeshi working wives.
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/southasia/Lubna.html

http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-138/i.html

» Muftias - Women Issuing Fatwas
Article discussing the recruitment of the first women for training as muftis (Islamic judges) in Turkey.
http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-478/_nr-138/i.html

» Social Degradation of Women - a Crime and a Libel on Islam
An essay by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall, the English convert to Islam, based on his lecture on "The Relation of the Sexes"; includes an introduction.
http://muslim-canada.org/pickthall.htm

» Status of Woman in Islam
A collection of articles on issues around the role and place of women in Muslim belief and practice.
http://www.islamawareness.net/Women/

» Sunni Sister
Poetry, essays, and contemplations on modern Islam by an American Muslim woman.
http://www.sunnisisters.com/

http://www.islamicperspectives.com/Quran-4-34.htm

» Tafseer of Surah an-Nisa, Ayah 34
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.
http://www.islamicperspectives.com/Quran-4-34.htm

» Today's Muslimah
An online magazine for Muslim women; offers wide-ranging articles and features on health, culture, women's issues, home and garden, and family.
http://www.todaysmuslimah.com/

http://www.angelfire.com/fl/religions/woman.html

» Woman's Status in the Bible and the Qur'an
A tabled comparison of Biblical and Qur'anic passages concerning women.
http://www.angelfire.com/fl/religions/woman.html

» Women in Islam
Information, articles and links on a variety of topics concerning women in Islam. Also includes a directory of international links.
http://www.islamfortoday.com/women.htm

http://arabworld.nitle.org/texts.php?module_id=8&reading_id=121

» Women in Islam and the Middle East (An Introduction)
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.
http://arabworld.nitle.org/texts.php?module_id=8&reading_id=121

http://arabworld.nitle.org/texts.php?module_id=8&reading_id=306&sequence=3

» Women in Muslim History: Traditional Perspectives and New Strategies
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.
http://arabworld.nitle.org/texts.php?module_id=8&reading_id=306&sequence=3

» Women in a Quranic Society
Paper arguing for the implementation of a dual-sex concept of society.
http://www.jannah.org/sisters/womensociety.html

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/southasia/Tazeen.html

» Women, Islam and the State
This paper seeks to examine the position and status of women in Bangladesh in relation to the interplay of religion and politics.
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/southasia/Tazeen.html

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