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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... questions and prompted me to clarify certain points and expand on others. Zahra Ayubi, Ariel Berman, Ayesha Siddiqua Chaudhry, Aysha Hidayatullah, Scott Kugle (who also helped with translation in a pinch), Rusmir Music, and Audrey Shore ...
... questions and prompted me to clarify certain points and expand on others. Zahra Ayubi, Ariel Berman, Ayesha Siddiqua Chaudhry, Aysha Hidayatullah, Scott Kugle (who also helped with translation in a pinch), Rusmir Music, and Audrey Shore ...
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... questions, is primarily concerned with the assumptions underlying religious thinking and decision making. Activists insist ... question of women's authority, and gestures toward work remaining to be done. One last matter requires mention ...
... questions, is primarily concerned with the assumptions underlying religious thinking and decision making. Activists insist ... question of women's authority, and gestures toward work remaining to be done. One last matter requires mention ...
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... question is central to both anti-Muslim polemic and the apologetic counter-discourse that adopts a terminology of liberation to describe the way “true” or “real” Islam respects and protects women, despite the existence of potentially ...
... question is central to both anti-Muslim polemic and the apologetic counter-discourse that adopts a terminology of liberation to describe the way “true” or “real” Islam respects and protects women, despite the existence of potentially ...
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... questions. In part, the scholars are worth studying because of their methodological sophistication, acceptance of divergent perspectives, and their diligence in the pursuit of understanding of the divine will. More obviously, they are ...
... questions. In part, the scholars are worth studying because of their methodological sophistication, acceptance of divergent perspectives, and their diligence in the pursuit of understanding of the divine will. More obviously, they are ...
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... questions for Muslims living under civil laws in North America and Europe in particular are ethical or moral rather than narrowly legal. At the same time, the fact that there are no putatively Islamic civil statutes involved means that ...
... questions for Muslims living under civil laws in North America and Europe in particular are ethical or moral rather than narrowly legal. At the same time, the fact that there are no putatively Islamic civil statutes involved means that ...
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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