Feminismo islámico en marcha

Abstract

«Islamic feminism on the move». Islamic feminism, articulated through an exegesis of the Qur’an highlighting the egalitarian spirit of Islam, is on the move. This feminist movement restores the Qur’anic message (exceptional among the principal religions) of the fundamental equality of women and men as human beings. Although pioneer exegetes might resist it, the term «Islamic Feminism» emerged (1990s) among Muslim women and today its newer producers and numerous activists affirm an Islamic feminist identity. Islamic feminism effectively challenges dichotomies (East-West, public-private, secular-religious) and the un-Qur’anic character of patriarchal tenets, many found in hadiths and in fiqh (especially Muslim family law) and practices, such as denied access to religious professions
and mosque space.