Sexual Ethics and Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and JurisprudenceSimon and Schuster, 2016 M01 7 - 320 pages Whether exploring the thorny issues of wives’ sexual duties, divorce, homosexuality, or sex outside marriage, discussions of sexual ethics and Islam often spark heated conflict rather than reasoned argument. In this updated and expanded edition of her ground-breaking work, feminist Muslim scholar Dr Kecia Ali asks how one can determine what makes sex lawful and ethical in the sight of God. Drawing on both revealed and interpretative Muslim texts, Ali critiques medieval and contemporary commentators alike to produce a balanced and comprehensive study of a subject both sensitive and urgent, making this an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and interested readers. |
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... Female “Circumcision” in Islamic Sources Islamic or un-Islamic? “Reduce but do not destroy” Conclusion Coda 6 7 “If you have touched women”: Female Bodies and Male Agency in the Qur'an To whom am I speaking? A difficult verse Garments ...
... Female “Circumcision” in Islamic Sources Islamic or un-Islamic? “Reduce but do not destroy” Conclusion Coda 6 7 “If you have touched women”: Female Bodies and Male Agency in the Qur'an To whom am I speaking? A difficult verse Garments ...
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... female desire, attempted sexual coercion, and divinely ordained standards of intimate conduct for men and women. It seemed particularly apt as an image: Muslim women are rereading and reimagining the Qur'an, in dialogue and in tension ...
... female desire, attempted sexual coercion, and divinely ordained standards of intimate conduct for men and women. It seemed particularly apt as an image: Muslim women are rereading and reimagining the Qur'an, in dialogue and in tension ...
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... female virginity remains important. In Iraq, IS soldiers broadcast their capture, enslavement, and sale of Yazidi girls and women, claiming religious legitimacy for their acts, even as they replicate the earlier secular Ba'athist ...
... female virginity remains important. In Iraq, IS soldiers broadcast their capture, enslavement, and sale of Yazidi girls and women, claiming religious legitimacy for their acts, even as they replicate the earlier secular Ba'athist ...
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... females, who challenge certain widely accepted views are met with warnings to desist; that way, it is said, lies heresy, blasphemy, apostasy. Those who have appointed themselves the guardians of communal orthodoxy are particularly ...
... females, who challenge certain widely accepted views are met with warnings to desist; that way, it is said, lies heresy, blasphemy, apostasy. Those who have appointed themselves the guardians of communal orthodoxy are particularly ...
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... female seclusion. Muslim critique, unwittingly echoing certain Western feminist arguments, counters that when it comes to female dress, Western societies oppress women by judging their worth as persons based on physical attractiveness ...
... female seclusion. Muslim critique, unwittingly echoing certain Western feminist arguments, counters that when it comes to female dress, Western societies oppress women by judging their worth as persons based on physical attractiveness ...
Contents
Divorce in Islamic Ethics | |
Slave Concubinage in Muslim Texts and Discourses | |
Illicit Sex in Islamic Jurisprudence | |
SameSex Intimacy in Muslim Thought | |
Female Circumcision in Islamic Sources | |
Female Bodies and Male Agency in the Quran | |
The Prophet Muhammad his Beloved Aishah and Modern Muslim Sensibilities | |
Afterword to the 2016 edition | |
Bibliography | |
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