Muslim women are fighting for their rights from within Islamic tradition, rather than against it.
"She quotes fluently from the Qur’an, is familiar with Islamic law, invokes precedents from early Muslim history, writes sophisticated articles on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), arranges conferences on Google Calendar, conducts online surveys, and draws from a wide range of experiences of organizing for change.”
- Do Muslim Women Need Saving? (p. 202)
I wonder about the extent to which we can talk about the rise of “Islamic feminist” movement without reinforcing the concept of IslamLand that Lila Abu-Lughod disdains so much.
- APD







