Islamic feminism
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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 gender, in public and private life. Islamic feminists advocate women's rights, gender equality, and social justice grounded in an Islamic framework. Although rooted in Islam, the movement's pioneers have also utilised secular, Western, or otherwise non-Muslim feminist discourses, and have recognized the role of Islamic feminism as part of an integrated global feminist movement.
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Notable people
- Leila Ahmed - Egyptian-American professor of women's studies
- Qasim Amin - an early advocate of women's rights in Islamic society
- Elvia Ardalani - a Mexican writer and author of De cruz y media luna/ From Cross and Crescent Moon
- Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain - A Bangladeshi gender equality activist, founder of the first Muslim girls' school in Bengal, authored Sultana's Dream (an early work of feminist science fiction), The Woman in Captivity (Bengali: অবরোধবাসিনী), Essence of the lotus (Bengali: পদ্মরাগ) and several other feminism based publications.
- Asma Barlas - Pakistani-American professor at Ithaca College, and author of "Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an
- Mukhtaran Bibi - Pakistani advocate for rape prevention and women's rights
- Shirin Ebadi - Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who founded the Association for Support of Children's Rights. Also, a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2003 for her efforts in promoting democracy and human rights especially for women and children.
- Farid Esack - male supporter and scholar
- Soumya Naâmane Guessous - Moroccan sociologist and campaigner on inheriting citizenship
- Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah - Pakistan's first woman columnist and editor, first woman to speak at Al-Azhar University, and author of The Bull and the She Devil
- Riffat Hassan - Pakistani-American theologian and scholar of the Qur'an
- Hamida Javanshir - Azerbaijani philanthropist, co-founder in 1910 of the Muslim Women's Caucasian Benevolent Society
- Na'eem Jeenah - South African scholar and activist
- Shamsunnahar Mahmud - Bengali writer, educationalist, politician and activist.
- Irshad Manji - Canadian journalist, author of The Trouble with Islam Today
- Fatema Mernissi - Moroccan writer
- Ebrahim Moosa - South African scholar on Islamic law, based at Duke University
- Shirin Neshat - Iranian-born American artist
- Asra Nomani - Indian-American journalist, author of Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam
- Nawal El Saadawi - Egyptian author
- Hoda Shaarawi - early advocate of Egyptian women's rights
- Shamima Shaikh - South African women's rights activist and journalist
- Zilla Huma Usman - Pakistani politician and activist, assassinated Feb 2007
- Amina Wadud - African American professor and author
- Benazir Bhutto- Prime Minister of Pakistan, assassinated December 27, 2007
- Raheel Raza - Canadian writer, speaker, human rights advocate to lead 1st woman-led prayer
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See also
- Female figures in the Qur'an
- Feminism in Egypt
- Feminism in India
- Gender roles in Afghanistan
- Gender segregation and Islam
- Golden Needle Sewing School
- History of feminism
- Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Mosque
- Rada (fiqh)
- Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
- Rights and obligations of spouses in Islam
- Role of women in religion
- Sex segregation in Iran
- Sisters in Islam
- Taliban treatment of women
- Women in Islam
- Women in Lebanon
- Women's rights in Iran
- Women's rights in Saudi Arabia
- Women's rights in Kuwait
- Women's rights movement in Iran
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