Journeys Toward Gender Equality in Islam

By Ziba Mir-Hosseini

If justice is an intrinsic value in Islam, why have women been treated as second-class citizens in Islamic legal tradition?

If justice is an intrinsic value in Islam, why have women been treated as second-class citizens in Islamic legal tradition?

Today, the idea of gender equality, inherent to contemporary conceptions of justice, presents a challenge to established, patriarchal interpretations of Shari'a. In thought-provoking discussions with six influential Muslim intellectuals - Abdullahi An-Na'im, Amina Wadud, Asma Lamrabet, Khaled Abou El Fadl, Mohsen Kadivar and Sedigheh Vasmaghi - Ziba Mir-Hosseini explores how egalitarian gender laws might be constructed from within the Islamic legal framework.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861543270
• ISBN13: 9780861543274
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Oneworld Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"