Gender Jihad: Muslim Women, Islamic Jurisprudence, and Women's Rights

Muslim women's rights have been a topic of discussion and debate over the past few decades, and with a good reason. Islamic Law (Shariah) is considered by many as patriarchal and particularly oppressive to women, and yet there are also others-Muslim women-who have rigorously defended their reli...

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Main Author: Melanie P. Mejia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Santo Tomas 2007-06-01
Series:Kritike: An Online Journal of Philosophy
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Online Access:http://www.kritike.org/journal/issue_1/mejia_june2007.pdf