{"product_id":"feminism-in-islam-secular-and-religious-convergences-9781851685561","title":"Feminism in Islam: Secular and Religious Convergences","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile many in the West regard feminism and Islam as a contradiction in terms, many Muslims in the East have perceived Western feminist forces in their midst as an assault upon their culture. In this career-spanning collection of influential essays, Margot Badran presents the feminisms that Muslim women have created, and examines Islamic and secular feminist ideologies side by side.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Borne out of over two decades of work, this important volume combines essays from a variety of sources, ranging from those which originated as conference papers to those published in the popular press.  Also including original material written specifically for this book, Feminism and Islam provides a unique and wide-ranging contribution to the field of Islam and gender studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumanities \\ Religion Badran, Margot.  Feminism in Islam: secular and religious   convergences.  Oneworld, 2009.  349p bibl index; ISBN 9781851685561   pbk, $29.95. Reviewed in 2010may CHOICE.  Written by Badran (Georgetown Univ.), this collection of essays based   on fieldwork, conference presentations, and literary historical   analysis ranks among the best works investigating feminism and Islam.   The first part is devoted to feminism in Egypt, and the second traces   the spread of feminism in the broader Muslim world. Badran carefully   balances attention to major thinkers and writers with her grasp of the   issues feminists faced and addressed, along with the opponents and   obstacles in their paths. She demonstrates points of divergence and   convergence in her historical portrayal of the rise and growth of   Islamic feminism with the two foundational methodologies of ijtihad   (independent reasoning into religious texts) and tafsir   (interpretation of the Qur'an). Running throughout her analysis are   many crucial issues: political Islam, nationalism, education, the   modernity and secularism introduced by the West, and an excellent   discussion of female genital mutilation. Her discussion of \"gender   activism\" and \"Islamic feminism\" (p. 219: \" . . . a middle space . . .   between secular feminism and masculinist Islam\") is particularly   helpful. The scope, clarity of argument, depth of analysis, and wealth   of new information make this a very useful work. Summing Up: Highly   recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above; general readers. --   L. J. Alderink, emeritus, Concordia College  More than 35,000 academic librarians, faculty, and key decision makers   rely on the reviews in Choice magazine and Choice Reviews Online for   collection development and scholarly research. Choice reaches almost   every undergraduate college and university library in the United States.  http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/mgrps\/divs\/acrl\/publications\/choice\/index.cfm * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"this book excels and is bound to create more than just a splash in the midst of ongoing debates about the vexed ‘Muslim woman question’ \" * Muslim World Book Review *","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771643265367,"sku":"9781851685561","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781851685561.jpg?v=1758728634","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/feminism-in-islam-secular-and-religious-convergences-9781851685561","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}