SOC 885 Chapter : Week 10 - Muslim Women, Feminism and the Politics of Religion
25 Mar 2012
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Muslim women, feminism and the politics of religion. There is another kind of politics related to the issue of the states of women and islam. Woman and many of you may have participated in it, in the last 10 15 years there has been a great increase of women reading the quran. Increased interest among muslims (individuals and organizations) in reading, translation and interpretation of quranic verses. Going to talk about well known women in north america, mostly scholars that you will come across in. In many muslim societies: traditional groups of scholars and religious leaders, mostly male, use the. Quran to justify practices that are considered restrictive for women. In contrast muslim women"s groups read the quran in order to evaluate and challenge the traditionally given interpretations. Thus they use the quran to increase women"s rights and enhance the rights of women in modern societies. Wluml women living under muslim laws.
