Islamic Feminisms: Rights and Interpretations Across Generations in Iran

ISBN-13: 9781138363588 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 156 str.

Roja Fazaeli

Opis

This book explores the contentious topic of women’s rights in Muslim-majority countries with a specific focus on Iran and the Iranian women’s movement from 1906 to the present.　 The work contextualises the authorial self through the use of personal narrative and interviews. A new critique of Islamic law is produced through an in-depth study of the Iranian constitution, civil and criminal codes. 　The work presents a novel reconceptualization of the term `Islamic feminism’ by revisiting the arguments of various scholars and through analysis of interviews with Iranian women’s rights activists. It is contended that the feminist movements can play a critical role in Islamic law reform and consequently the eventual implementation of international human rights law in Muslim-majority countries.

O autorze

Dr Roja Fazaeli is Lecturer in Islamic Civilizations, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. She has published widely on the topics of Islam and gender, Islamic feminism and human rights.