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At 17 Zena was the youngest member of Operation Black Vote's MP Shadowing Scheme, campaigning for a boycott of Israeli Settlement foodstuffs in Westminster a...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Islamic Feminism Malika Hamidi voert aan het EHESS in Parijs doctor...
Feminism - is it Islamic and do we need it? A talk challenging the misconceptions, myths and misinformation about Islamic feminism.
LUCIS-videoserie Islam en Samenleving.
"Hey Sandman, Some non-western countries are known to have very harsh laws that are oppressive to Women. Do you believe those laws may have been a gross overreaction now that you understand the true nature of Women? Or in some twisted way are these laws there to prevent what is happening with modern society in the Western world?" Well thanks for your questions Raging Rhino. You didn't mention any specific countries or laws you wanted me to talk about so I'm going to talk about laws in Muslim countries and compare them to laws in countries that would be considered feminist ones. After the fall of communism, feminism became the dominant social ideology in Western Europe and North America. It was growing rapidly in the seventies and eighties before the fall of the Soviet Union when women in western countries started entering the workforce. But once the evil communist empire was defeated, men in Western countries could breath a collective sigh of relief now that Russian nuclear bombs weren't going to rain down on them at any second. And western countries and cultures lowered their guard as a result and allowed feminism to rule. After the cold war was over a vacuum was formed that has allowed both feminism and Islam to both thrive around the world and they have both been the new battle ground for the minds and hearts of people. If you watch the latest video by Thunderfoot he says that Islam is an ideology and not a religion as many of us think it is. I'm including a link to his video in the description below. He's trying to say that radical Muslim views are more common in Islam then many of us believe. And Sharia law is now making it's way to Europe. Just this past week in Paris we saw three Muslim social justice warriors kill French cartoonists for attacking Muhammad. The French laws allow freedom of expression for cartoonists but that same freedom of expression means absolutely nothing if people in your country are willing to work outside the law and punish people based on the laws of Islam. JE SUIS CHARLIE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEir8ORIks0 Muslim Fertility Rates Dropping Faster than Western Fertility Rates http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/muslim-fertility-rates-dropping-faster-than-western-fertility-rates/ Kenya arrests after women 'stripped' in Nairobi http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30093816 10 pictures paid for and licensed through BigStock.com (In order of appearance) 1. Odua Images - Portrait Of Beautiful Woman Wearing Hijab http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-57857168/stock-photo-portrait-of-beautiful-woman-wearing-hijab 2. zurijeta - Beautiful Muslim fashion girl, islamic young business woman indoor, glass building http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-15442523/stock-photo-beautiful-muslim-fashion-girl%2C-islamic-young-business-woman-indoor%2C-glass-building 3. Eldar Nurkovic - Beautiful muslim woman wearing hijab and holding the Koran http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-78889694/stock-photo-beautiful-muslim-woman-wearing-hijab-and-holding-the-koran 4. Odua Images - Portrait Of Two Beautiful Muslim Woman Having Fun http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-65278366/stock-photo-portrait-of-two-beautiful-muslim-woman-having-fun 5. Elnur - Nice looking woman in the warm clothing http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-14496068/stock-photo-nice-looking-woman-in-the-warm-clothing 6. Studio1One - Young muslim woman in a mountains wearing hijab http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-1504523/stock-photo-muslim-girl 7. Eldar Nurkovic - beautiful muslim woman wearing hijab outdoor and talking on the phone portrait http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-76692161/stock-photo-beautiful-muslim-woman-wearing-hijab-outdoor-and-talking-on-the-phone-portrait 8. eyedear - Muslim Young Woman In Head Scarf http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-3468662/stock-photo-muslim-young-woman-in-head-scarf 9. Odua Images - Close Up Two Beautiful Happy Muslim Woman Lying On Grass http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-59876147/stock-photo-close-up-two-beautiful-happy-muslim-woman-lying-on-grass 10. Diplomedia - Arabian woman wearing abaya isolated, Arabian woman wearing Hijab , Muslim woman with headscarf in fashion concept http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-75502771/stock-photo-arabian-woman-wearing-abaya-isolated%2C-arabian-woman-wearing-hijab-%2C-muslim-woman-with-headscarf-in-f
Feminism vs islam. How being a muslim makes me more of a feminist! During this video if we made a mistake it wasn't intentional and if we are correct then Al...
Liberal feminist critique to the supposed misogyny in middle east. The west is more opressive to womyn. Islam can bring true liberation and dignity to white ...
Tariq Ramadan (Research Fellow, European Studies Centre and Middle East Centre, St. Antony's College, Oxford University, Oxford) speaking about Realizing the...
Broadly Speaking: A Conversation on Islamic Feminism In this video, recorded on January 10th, 2012 at New America's SoHo Space in New York City, Mona Eltahaw...
5 million cartoons of Muhammad exist this week, that didn't exist last week. I cannot think of a more fitting way that people should express solidarity for Western ideals such as free speech, over a religious belief that things it operates above the laws of any country. Its sad though that while many showed solidarity with those massacred in the Charlie Hedbo massacre, that there are still liberals who think that people shouldn't be allowed to offend others. Of those who show contempt for the 'Je Suis Charlie' protests was Jonathan McIntosh of Feminist Frequency. Ironically, also in the news this week was Anita Sarkeesian, who is apparently now living in terror from 'Gamer Terrorism'- even though the last place she talked at, the police (both local and federal) determined she, and everyone else was in no real danger. The ABC report is one of the largest travesties of journalism I've ever seen. Worse in many ways than the UVA 'gang rape' accusations of Rolling Stone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAyncf3DBUQ You really should watch Mr Deity tear the Pope a new one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xDnxv6eFNg Again, I wont be adding this video to the Patreon supported list, although Im very grateful to all those who have pledged support! http://www.patreon.com/Thunderf00t
http://www.iera.org - "Islam is a patriarchal religion - we need a feminist movement within Islam", "Islam doesn't need feminism, but Muslims do!" The Muslim...
For an explanation of the Feminist movement in the West, please watch the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=498LAA5sc8U It is not Islam that re...
Panelist: 1) Sis Zainah Anwar 2) Dr Farish Noor 3) Dr Uthman El-Muhammady Moderator: Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa.
Panelist: 1) Sis Zainah Anwar 2) Dr Farish Noor 3) Dr Uthman El-Muhammady Moderator: Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa
Panelist: 1) Sis Zainah Anwar 2) Dr Farish Noor 3) Dr Uthman El-Muhammady Moderator: Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa.
Broadly Speaking: A Conversation on Islamic Feminism Broadly Speaking is presented by the New America Foundation and Slate.com's Double X: Mona Eltahawy, Iso...
Women's Liberation, Feminist movement & Islam.
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"The Islamic Feminism In The Context Of North Africa" conference in CERSHO.
The video of the explosive debate with the highly vocal Irish feminist at a Dublin university, Rebak'ah Mckinney-Perry, and the Muslim speaker, Abdullah al A...
What is Islamic Feminism?The hidden agenda behind it! Speech and question and answer by MM Akbar in Malayalam.
Georgetown University Woodrow Wilson Fellow Margot Badran comments on the distinctive elements of Islamic Feminism.
Their resistance breaks with Islamic feminism’s avowed faith in the essential egalitarianism of the ...
The Hindu 2015-03-16Sidebar: ... Further to the side of the sidebar: ... Lots of folks bet on football ... com ... Islam and Feminism Are Not at Odds. ... .
Medium 2015-01-26ALIGARH: ... He also commented on contemporary movements among Muslim women, including "Islamic feminism".
The Times of India 2015-01-204 ... 6, Understanding Islam: ... 24, Panel Discussion - Islamic Feminism/Islamic Fundamentalism, 7 PM - 9 PM, RM 100, Levey Hall.
noodls 2014-10-23... women to declare a jihad against the tyranny of men (a basic principle of modern Islamic feminism).
Huffington Post 2014-10-06Call it Islamic feminism 2.0 ... That’s because Islamic feminism is far from monolithic ... Islamic feminism ...
The Daily Beast 2014-09-21Feminism and Religion ... Feminism and Religioni ... We see Islam and feminism so often portrayed as opposites.
Voa News 2014-08-08... Asian and Arab); Islamic feminism, race and ethnicity; and immigration and transnational identity.
Atlanta Journal 2014-07-11Susan converted to Islam ... Susan's a feminist academic with a particular interest in Islamic feminism.
Canberra Times 2014-07-08I have written about war and gender in Arabic literature and film and also about Islamic feminism. Islamic feminism?
The Examiner 2014-04-26Islamic feminism is not a new ... The term Islamic feminism first made its appearance in the 1990s.
The Observer 2014-03-16A new project to connect Islam to feminism has been launched to tackle long-standing concerns that ...
Taipei Times 2014-03-16Islamic feminism is not a new ... The term Islamic feminism first made its appearance in the 1990s.
The Guardian 2014-03-15Islamic 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 and European or non-Muslim feminist discourses and recognize the role of Islamic feminism as part of an integrated global feminist movement.
Advocates of the movement seek to highlight the deeply rooted teachings of equality in the religion, and encourage a questioning of the patriarchal interpretation of Islamic teaching through the Qur'an (holy book), hadith (sayings of Muhammad) and sharia (law) towards the creation of a more equal and just society.
Muslim majority countries have produced several female head of states and prime ministers: Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, Mame Madior Boye of Senegal, Tansu Çiller of Turkey, Kaqusha Jashari of Kosovo, and Megawati Sukarnoputri of Indonesia. Bangladesh was the second country in the world (after Mary and Elizabeth I in 16th century England) to have one female head of state follow another, those two being Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina.[citation needed]
Amina Wadud (born September 25, 1952) is an American scholar of Islam with a progressive focus on Qur'an exegesis (interpretation). As an Islamic feminist, she has addressed mixed-sex congregations, giving a sermon in South Africa in 1994, and leading Friday prayers in the United States in 2005. These actions broke with the tradition of having only male imams (prayer leaders), and thus she triggered debate and Muslim juristic discourse about women as imams.
Wadud was born as Mary Teasley in Bethesda, Maryland. Her father was a Methodist minister and her mother was descended from Muslim slaves of Arab, Berber and African ancestry dating back to the 8th century. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania, between 1970 and 1975. In 1972 she pronounced the shahadah, that is, accepted Islam, not knowing of her maternal ancestry. By 1974 she had changed her name officially to Amina Wadud, to reflect her chosen religion. She received her M.A. in Near Eastern Studies and her Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Michigan in 1988. During graduate school, she studied in Egypt, including advanced Arabic at the American University in Cairo, Qur'anic studies and tafsir (exegesis or religious interpretation) at Cairo University, and philosophy at Al-Azhar University.
Mona Eltahawy (Arabic: منى الطحاوى, IPA: [ˈmonæ (ʔe)ltˤɑˈħɑːwi]; born 1 August 1967, Port Said, Egypt) is a freelance Egyptian-American journalist based in New York.
Eltahawy was educated at the American University in Cairo, from which she has an MA in Journalism. Before moving from her native Egypt to the United States in 2000, Eltahawy was a news reporter for a decade. She was a correspondent for Reuters News Agency in Cairo and Jerusalem, reported from the Middle East for the UK's Guardian newspaper and was a stringer for U.S. News and World Report.
She wrote a weekly column for the Saudi-owned international Arab publication Asharq Al-Awsat for some years before her articles were discontinued for being "too critical" of the Egyptian regime, she claimed in an article written for the International Herald Tribune in 2006.
However, the ban imposed by Asharq Al-Awsat's editor in chief, Tariq Alhomayed, gave Eltahawy a platform and she now writes essays and op-eds for publications worldwide on Egypt and the Islamic world, including women's issues and Muslim political and social affairs. Eltahawy is active in the Progressive Muslim Union, and has been a strong critic of the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and the Miami Herald among others.