Muslim Women Today

The study counterposes Islamic law and Islamic feminism. First, we focus on some Qur’anic texts concerning women’s status in Islam. Then we look at the shift in the perception of women’s rights brought by the Arab Awakening. Finally, we analyse the current discourses that unfold around the religious world-view of Muslim women and their emancipa- tion. For this purpose, we problematize, on the one hand, works that examine the application of Sharia norms to Muslim women, and on the other hand, classic analyses of Islamic feminism and its direct impact on the position of women in society. It is obvious that Islamic law and Is- lamic tradition limit women’s rights. However, despite the religious pressure, the rights of Mus- lim women should become a priority not only of feminist discourses and women’s movements, but also of the state policies. The place of Muslim women in the social life does not deny her characteristics as a guardian of the home hearth, but opens her to the world, while at the same time keeping her in the Islamic tradition.

Arab awakening · gender roles · Islamic feminism · Islamic law · Islamic tradition · Muslim women · state policy on women · women's emancipation · women's movement · Women's rights · Islamic Studies and History · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Qur’anic Interpretation Studies