Gender Jihad: The Hermeneutical Resistance of Muslim Feminists against Conservative Muslim Critics
Muslims feminists contend that they possess the intellectual capacity to challenge conservative juristic notions and patriarchal narratives regarding their roles and talents. They believe that gender-biased negative stereotypes have gone unquestioned owing to the dominance of male scholars in the hermeneutical domain. Scholars like Hibba Raouf, Amina Wadud and Farhat Hashmi confidently argue that the interpreter of the text, not the text itself, is to blame for androcentric bias towards women. Furthermore, they claim that conservative Ulama (intellectuals) misuse their position of authority and strive to preserve their dominance. Conservative scholars maintain that Islam prioritizes a woman's seclusion to the extent that she is not permitted to publicly preach the message of Islam. Disagreeing with their conservative critics, these female scholars argue that Islam does not impose such restrictions on women and they are free to pick the type of career and discipline which they think is compatible with their nature and disposition.This article analyses the perspectives of Hibba Rouf, Anima Wadud, and Farhat Hashmi on crucial topics including polygamy, female education, career choices, and political
engagement.
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(1) Saeed Akhtar
Lecturer, Department of Islamic Studies, University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Adnan Khan
Assistant Professor Department of Sociology, University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Usman Khan
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Akhtar, S., Khan, A., & Khan, U. (2022). Gender Jihad: The Hermeneutical Resistance of Muslim Feminists against Conservative Muslim Critics. Global Social Sciences Review, VII(II), 513-519. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).49
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CHICAGO : Akhtar, Saeed, Adnan Khan, and Usman Khan. 2022. "Gender Jihad: The Hermeneutical Resistance of Muslim Feminists against Conservative Muslim Critics." Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II): 513-519 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).49
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HARVARD : AKHTAR, S., KHAN, A. & KHAN, U. 2022. Gender Jihad: The Hermeneutical Resistance of Muslim Feminists against Conservative Muslim Critics. Global Social Sciences Review, VII, 513-519.
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MHRA : Akhtar, Saeed, Adnan Khan, and Usman Khan. 2022. "Gender Jihad: The Hermeneutical Resistance of Muslim Feminists against Conservative Muslim Critics." Global Social Sciences Review, VII: 513-519
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MLA : Akhtar, Saeed, Adnan Khan, and Usman Khan. "Gender Jihad: The Hermeneutical Resistance of Muslim Feminists against Conservative Muslim Critics." Global Social Sciences Review, VII.II (2022): 513-519 Print.
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OXFORD : Akhtar, Saeed, Khan, Adnan, and Khan, Usman (2022), "Gender Jihad: The Hermeneutical Resistance of Muslim Feminists against Conservative Muslim Critics", Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II), 513-519
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TURABIAN : Akhtar, Saeed, Adnan Khan, and Usman Khan. "Gender Jihad: The Hermeneutical Resistance of Muslim Feminists against Conservative Muslim Critics." Global Social Sciences Review VII, no. II (2022): 513-519. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).49