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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... Slave Concubinage in Muslim Texts and Discourses Islam and slavery: overview of sources and history Women, war captives, and withdrawal Conclusion Coda 3 4 Prohibited Acts and Forbidden Partners: Illicit Sex in Islamic Jurisprudence ...
... Slave Concubinage in Muslim Texts and Discourses Islam and slavery: overview of sources and history Women, war captives, and withdrawal Conclusion Coda 3 4 Prohibited Acts and Forbidden Partners: Illicit Sex in Islamic Jurisprudence ...
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... slaves; they have also begun to use women and girls to carry out bombings. Muslim militias and armies are hardly unique in perpetrating sexual violence.4 Yet because I – perhaps naïvely – think of religion as a resource for ethical ...
... slaves; they have also begun to use women and girls to carry out bombings. Muslim militias and armies are hardly unique in perpetrating sexual violence.4 Yet because I – perhaps naïvely – think of religion as a resource for ethical ...
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... slaves, justifying his view on the ground that such a condition “would be narrowing what God made wide for [the man].”7 In fact, the matter-of-fact references to concubinage throughout the writings of Muslim scholars highlight the most ...
... slaves, justifying his view on the ground that such a condition “would be narrowing what God made wide for [the man].”7 In fact, the matter-of-fact references to concubinage throughout the writings of Muslim scholars highlight the most ...
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... slave concubines, as incompatible with fairness and justice (themselves notoriously variable concepts).8 Yet while virtually no one advocates reviving slavery as an institution, slaveholding fundamentally shaped the contours of Islamic ...
... slave concubines, as incompatible with fairness and justice (themselves notoriously variable concepts).8 Yet while virtually no one advocates reviving slavery as an institution, slaveholding fundamentally shaped the contours of Islamic ...
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... slavery, milk al-yamin. The general disappearance of slavery in Muslim nations has meant, of course, that only sex within marriage is now considered lawful, to the point that some Muslim apologists refuse to acknowledge that slave ...
... slavery, milk al-yamin. The general disappearance of slavery in Muslim nations has meant, of course, that only sex within marriage is now considered lawful, to the point that some Muslim apologists refuse to acknowledge that slave ...
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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