Fethullah Gülen’s understanding of women’s rights in Islam

A critical reappraisal

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ID12696268
AuthorsTore Fougner (0000-0002-5956-0024, Department of International Relations, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume18
Issue2
Pages251-277
Publication date2016-11-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTurkish Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-3849 • E-ISSN: 1743-9663
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14683849.2016.1245582
OpenAlexW2551422535
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

This article examines the gender views of Islamist preacher Fethullah Gülen, a citizen of Turkey who has not only risen to global prominence since the early-2000s, but also gained a reputation for having ‘progressive’ views on the status of women in Islam. Considering Gülen’s writings on women’s identity, the relationship between men and women, and the role of women in public life, the article establishes that Gülen is more accurately depicted as deeply conservative with respect to women’s rights and gender equality. Furthermore, it identifies instances of tension between nature and nurture in Gülen’s conception of men and women, and locates his insistence on women naturally being of a subordinate kind within his sociopolitical project of creating an Islamic society

Islam · Political science · Theology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Philosophy · Religious studies · Turkey's Politics and Society

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