Islamic feminism

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feminist movement intellectual movement religious reform movement social movement

Islamic feminism is a movement that advocates for gender equality and women's rights using Islamic texts, principles, and traditions as its primary framework.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	feminist movement ⓘ intellectual movement ⓘ religious reform movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
aimsAt	gender equality ⓘ social justice ⓘ women's rights ⓘ
basedOn	Hadith NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic ethical principles ⓘ Islamic jurisprudence NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic texts ⓘ Qur'an NERFINISHED ⓘ
criticizedBy	some conservative Muslim scholars ⓘ some secular feminists ⓘ
emergedIn	late 20th century ⓘ
emphasizes	compatibility of Islam and gender equality ⓘ equality of men and women before God ⓘ justice as a core Islamic value ⓘ
hasApproach	critique of patriarchal fiqh ⓘ hermeneutics of suspicion toward patriarchy ⓘ historical contextualization of revelation ⓘ ijtihad ⓘ reinterpretation of Qur'anic verses ⓘ
hasConcept	justice (adl) as gender-inclusive ⓘ maslaha in support of women's rights ⓘ tawhid as basis for equality ⓘ
hasDebateWith	Islamist movements NERFINISHED ⓘ secular feminist movements in Muslim societies ⓘ traditionalist ulama ⓘ
hasMethod	Qur'anic exegesis from a gender perspective ⓘ analysis of classical fiqh texts ⓘ re-reading of Hadith chains and content ⓘ
hasRegion	Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Western countries ⓘ
opposes	gender discrimination ⓘ patriarchal interpretations of Islam ⓘ
relatedTo	Muslim women's movements ⓘ intersectional feminism ⓘ postcolonial feminism ⓘ secular feminism ⓘ
seeksReformOf	custody laws ⓘ divorce laws ⓘ family law in Muslim-majority countries ⓘ inheritance laws ⓘ marriage laws ⓘ personal status codes ⓘ
supports	women's bodily autonomy within Islamic ethics ⓘ women's economic rights ⓘ women's education ⓘ women's legal rights ⓘ women's political participation ⓘ
usesFrameworkOf	Islamic principles ⓘ Islamic traditions ⓘ

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Mona Eltahawy → movement → Islamic feminism ⓘ