Throughout the Muslim world, Islamic Feminism is taking shape. It presents alternative discourses on gender and Islam and aims to advance women’s rights within larger issues of social justice and minority rights. 1,185 more words
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Progressive Islam: A Critical View from Latin Muslim Feminists by Vanessa Rivera de la Fuente & Eren Cervantes-Altamirano
Progressive Islam(s) in the West, particularly in Canada and the US, have been defined as movements that primarily encompass Islamic feminism(s), LGBTQI affirming movements, … 1,231 more words
Gender Jihad and Epistemic Justice by Vanessa Rivera de la Fuente
In previous articles I have developed my personal perspective on Islamic feminism as a third narrative pathway that responds to the two traditional hegemonic discourses that exist on Muslim women, which I call… 830 more words
Menstruation, Ramadhan, and the Muslim Woman: beyond the whole "it's a break from prayer/fasting!"
This post was inspired in part by a vibrant discussion on Facebook at this FITNA group. (FITNA = Feminist Islamic Troublemakers of North America). Both the discussion and the group are public intentionally, and we invite readers and participants in the group from all over the world. 6,123 more words
Quote of the Week - from Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here by Karima Bennoune
37 more wordsIn fact, the two Far Rights—the Western one and the Muslim one—play off each other. As Jeanne Favret-Saada wrote in the wake of the Innocence of Muslims conflagration, “On one side we have cowardly networks of so-called defenders of the West who manufacture a provocation .
A Muslim Feminist's Desperate Denial
Dalia Mogahed is a public advocate for Muslim Rights and a defender of Islamic beliefs in the American public. On her personal Facebook page, she shared this meme: 713 more words
Islamic Feminism
“Islamic Feminism” is a form of feminism concerned with the “role of women” in Islam.
It aims for the full “equality” of all Muslims, regardless of… 176 more words
