Islamic Leadership Programs for Women
How Suspension of the Double Bind Allows Us to Unpack the ‘Muslimwoman’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22023909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Balawyn Jones (0000-0002-6221-7139, La Trobe University), Feda Abdo (Universitas Muslim Indonesia) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-40 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Islamic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2207-4414 • E-ISSN: 2207-4414 |
| Publisher | Islamic Sciences and Research Academy (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55831/ajis.v10i1.743 |
| OpenAlex | W4410995937 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The ‘Together We are Better Leaders’ program was run by Muslim Women Australia for the first time in 2020-2021. Together We are Better Leaders was a program designed for, and run by, Muslim women. This article explores participant experiences of the program, analysing the themes that emerged with respect to Muslim women’s leadership in the Australian context. The data analysis illustrates the importance of tailored leadership programs, designed specifically from Muslim women by Muslim women, to foster cultural and religious safety at the intersection of sexism and racism/Islamophobia. Through the creation of a culturally and religiously safe women’s leadership program, stereotypes about Muslim women were able to be displaced – replaced by personal narratives of complex agency grounded in empowerment through faith
Islam · Political science · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |