Sara Omar
Biographic Data
| ID | 3663361 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Omar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | Omar |
| SIGNATURE | OMAR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gendering Sex
Understanding how sex was constructed and gendered is a crucial first step to understanding historical Muslim discourses regarding male-male and female-female sexual practices. In this article I highlight the extent to which sex was gendered and the ways in which this gendering of sex and sex roles transcended male-female sexual transgressions and shaped how other sexual practices were perceived socially and treated legally. Gendering sex holds t…
He was penetrated like a woman
This study examines the historical evolution of a Companion report detailing the burning of an unnamed man as punishment for assuming the passive role in male-male anal intercourse (liwāṭ). The genesis of this sexual passivity report can be traced back to an earlier incident involving Abū Bakr, in which the apostate al-Fujāʾa al-Salamī (d. 11/632) was executed by being burned alive for multiple offences, including apostasy, betrayal, and the slau…
Al‐Qubaysiyyāt
From Semantics to Normative Law
The present essay is an examination of classical jurists' legal determinations pertaining to liwāt (sodomy) and sihāq (tribadism), both of which have been little studied in their legal context. In exploring jurists' logic and legal categorizations, I argue that three major factors contributed to their legal injunctions: (1) their use of zinā (illicit sex between a man and a woman) as the paradigm by which to punish liwāt and sihāq , (2) their per…
From Semantics to Normative Law
The present essay is an examination of classical jurists' legal determinations pertaining to liwāt (sodomy) and sihāq (tribadism), both of which have been little studied in their legal context. In exploring jurists' logic and legal categorizations, I argue that three major factors contributed to their legal injunctions: (1) their use of zinā (illicit sex between a man and a woman) as the paradigm by which to punish liwāt and sihāq , (2) their per…
Al‐Qubaysiyyāt
From Semantics to Normative Law
The present essay is an examination of classical jurists' legal determinations pertaining to liwāt (sodomy) and sihāq (tribadism), both of which have been little studied in their legal context. In exploring jurists' logic and legal categorizations, I argue that three major factors contributed to their legal injunctions: (1) their use of zinā (illicit sex between a man and a woman) as the paradigm by which to punish liwāt and sihāq , (2) their per…
Al‐Qubaysiyyāt
Gendering Sex
Understanding how sex was constructed and gendered is a crucial first step to understanding historical Muslim discourses regarding male-male and female-female sexual practices. In this article I highlight the extent to which sex was gendered and the ways in which this gendering of sex and sex roles transcended male-female sexual transgressions and shaped how other sexual practices were perceived socially and treated legally. Gendering sex holds t…
He was penetrated like a woman
This study examines the historical evolution of a Companion report detailing the burning of an unnamed man as punishment for assuming the passive role in male-male anal intercourse (liwāṭ). The genesis of this sexual passivity report can be traced back to an earlier incident involving Abū Bakr, in which the apostate al-Fujāʾa al-Salamī (d. 11/632) was executed by being burned alive for multiple offences, including apostasy, betrayal, and the slau…
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