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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... Wives of Prophet Muhammad with the poem “who do you think you are?” It reads in part: Who said you could do this? Who are your ancestors, professors, godparents, your stewards of the seen and unseen? Locate for us your committee of yes ...
... Wives of Prophet Muhammad with the poem “who do you think you are?” It reads in part: Who said you could do this? Who are your ancestors, professors, godparents, your stewards of the seen and unseen? Locate for us your committee of yes ...
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... wives, forsaken children, mistresses, and street girls are common features of Western life.”5 In contrast to “Western women [who] are the most unhappy creatures on earth,” Muslim women are protected by breadwinning husbands who provide ...
... wives, forsaken children, mistresses, and street girls are common features of Western life.”5 In contrast to “Western women [who] are the most unhappy creatures on earth,” Muslim women are protected by breadwinning husbands who provide ...
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... wives or (ex-)girlfriends. Systemic injustices call for comparative treatment of hierarchical and gendered domination across geographic, chronological, and cultural boundaries.11 Yet although such study is necessary and fruitful, calls ...
... wives or (ex-)girlfriends. Systemic injustices call for comparative treatment of hierarchical and gendered domination across geographic, chronological, and cultural boundaries.11 Yet although such study is necessary and fruitful, calls ...
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... slavery at a fundamental level, and the discussion of wives and concubines together strengthens the conceptual relationship. These connections tend to pass unremarked, however, and the lack of active grappling with the.
... slavery at a fundamental level, and the discussion of wives and concubines together strengthens the conceptual relationship. These connections tend to pass unremarked, however, and the lack of active grappling with the.
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... wives is four. One is therefore allowed to extend the interval up to this limit. It is best that the husband should increase or decrease the amount of intercourse in accordance with his wife's need to guard her virtue, since the ...
... wives is four. One is therefore allowed to extend the interval up to this limit. It is best that the husband should increase or decrease the amount of intercourse in accordance with his wife's need to guard her virtue, since the ...
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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