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DILEMMAS OF ISLAMIC & SECULAR
FEMINISTS & FEMINISMS
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By Huma Ahmed-Ghosh - 06 16th, 2010
This paper explores ways in which a
multifaceted understanding of Islamic feminism can contribute to
productive dialogue about the future of Muslim women in both Islamic and
secular states. Towards that end I will discuss the
numerous interpretations of Islamic, secular, collaborative and hybrid
feminisms that have surfaced in Islamic and non-Islamic nations. There is
a pragmatic value to developing a standard for Islamic feminism that can
be “modern” and held up to more oppressive local conditions/politics and
their extremes of patriarchy. To do this, one needs a comprehensive review
of what local oppressions exist in specific countries and what feminist
angles can be brought together in a hybridized version. One needs to look
at what coalitional functions can occur in different communities which can
bring together Islamic, secular, and other discourses in a hybridized form
that attend better to women’s lived lives and sense of personhood.