Omaima Abou-Bakr
Biographic Data
| ID | 1208312 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Omaima Abou-Bakr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Omaima |
| FAMILY NAME | Abou-Bakr |
| SIGNATURE | ABOU-BAKR O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cairo University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Qurʾanic Textuality and the Potential of Aesthetic ( Jamālī ) Interpretation
Qurʾanic Textuality and the Potential of Aesthetic (Jamālī) Interpretation Omaima Abou-Bakr (bio) At the other end of the spectrum from the extra-qurʾanic material and women's lived reality is qurʾanic textuality. Much in alignment with Hadia Mubarak's approach to studying the Qurʾan on its own terms, internal logic, and moral world, and with Amira Abou Taleb's overarching paradigm of iḥsān, as described in this roundtable and in her writing more…
The Egalitarian Principle of "Qist" as Lived Ethic: Towards a Liberational Tafsir
The Qur'anic term and principle of "qist"-generally defined as fairness, equity, and giving each his/her due share-occurs twenty-two times and forms a particular intentional discourse against social and economic privilege and against power in its various dimensions. These occurrences, their contexts, and fields of meaning demonstrate its distinctive place within the Qur'anic moral worldview, at the nexus between private virtue ethics and collecti…
Le féminisme islamique et l'ambiguïté de l'engagement politique: Le beau est affreux et l’affreux est beau
L'ascension et la chute récentes de la loi islamiste en Égypte appellent une réflexion, non seulement sur le rôle social des idées féministes islamiques, mais aussi sur les raisons des changements politiques, ainsi que sur les questions d'opposition éthique et de principe. Mon approche de ce sujet ne reprend pas l'opposition habituelle entre laïc et islamique, ni la critique du libéralisme laïc, mais propose une critique de tout mouvement féminis…
Turning the Tables: Perspectives on the Construction of “Muslim Manhood
This article analyzes the alternative discursive strategy undertaken by Muslim women reformists, in different contexts and for different purposes, which can be described as turning the tables on Muslim men. The process involves a reversal of roles, in which women take on the religious responsibility of holding men accountable to certain Islamic ideals or ethics, judging and correcting their conduct, and demanding behavioral change. Hence, in effe…
Rings of Memory: “Writing Muslim Women” and the Question of Authorial Voice
A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America
A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America. By Leila Ahmed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. Pp. 352. ISBN 9780300170955. $30 (hbk). Whether it was a fortunat
Teaching The Words Of The Prophet: Women Instructors Of The Hadith (Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries)
The muhaddithat were women experts and teachers of the hadith and its literature, who were very prominent in their societies - especially of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The article highlights their role in this important field of higher education and argues that they should be given more credit for being interacting educators and not just transmitters. Reading closely the biographies of dozens of these women scholars, one discerns the…
Teaching The Words Of The Prophet: Women Instructors Of The Hadith (Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries)
The muhaddithat were women experts and teachers of the hadith and its literature, who were very prominent in their societies - especially of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The article highlights their role in this important field of higher education and argues that they should be given more credit for being interacting educators and not just transmitters. Reading closely the biographies of dozens of these women scholars, one discerns the…
Teaching The Words Of The Prophet: Women Instructors Of The Hadith (Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries)
The muhaddithat were women experts and teachers of the hadith and its literature, who were very prominent in their societies - especially of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The article highlights their role in this important field of higher education and argues that they should be given more credit for being interacting educators and not just transmitters. Reading closely the biographies of dozens of these women scholars, one discerns the…
A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America
A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America. By Leila Ahmed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. Pp. 352. ISBN 9780300170955. $30 (hbk). Whether it was a fortunat
Rings of Memory: “Writing Muslim Women” and the Question of Authorial Voice
Turning the Tables: Perspectives on the Construction of “Muslim Manhood
This article analyzes the alternative discursive strategy undertaken by Muslim women reformists, in different contexts and for different purposes, which can be described as turning the tables on Muslim men. The process involves a reversal of roles, in which women take on the religious responsibility of holding men accountable to certain Islamic ideals or ethics, judging and correcting their conduct, and demanding behavioral change. Hence, in effe…
Le féminisme islamique et l'ambiguïté de l'engagement politique: Le beau est affreux et l’affreux est beau
L'ascension et la chute récentes de la loi islamiste en Égypte appellent une réflexion, non seulement sur le rôle social des idées féministes islamiques, mais aussi sur les raisons des changements politiques, ainsi que sur les questions d'opposition éthique et de principe. Mon approche de ce sujet ne reprend pas l'opposition habituelle entre laïc et islamique, ni la critique du libéralisme laïc, mais propose une critique de tout mouvement féminis…
Qurʾanic Textuality and the Potential of Aesthetic ( Jamālī ) Interpretation
Qurʾanic Textuality and the Potential of Aesthetic (Jamālī) Interpretation Omaima Abou-Bakr (bio) At the other end of the spectrum from the extra-qurʾanic material and women's lived reality is qurʾanic textuality. Much in alignment with Hadia Mubarak's approach to studying the Qurʾan on its own terms, internal logic, and moral world, and with Amira Abou Taleb's overarching paradigm of iḥsān, as described in this roundtable and in her writing more…
The Egalitarian Principle of "Qist" as Lived Ethic: Towards a Liberational Tafsir
The Qur'anic term and principle of "qist"-generally defined as fairness, equity, and giving each his/her due share-occurs twenty-two times and forms a particular intentional discourse against social and economic privilege and against power in its various dimensions. These occurrences, their contexts, and fields of meaning demonstrate its distinctive place within the Qur'anic moral worldview, at the nexus between private virtue ethics and collecti…
Islamic Studies and History (6 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Families in Therapy and Culture (2 works)