amina wadud, PhD, is an American Muslim scholar and author with a focus on Islam, gender, and Qur’anic studies. She is known for her interpretation of the Qur’an from a feminist perspective and as a pioneer in female scholarship of Islam.
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On March 18, 2005, amina wadud shocked the Islamic world by leading a mixed-gender Friday prayer congregation in New York.
In this engaging study, Dr. amina wadud, an Afro-American Muslim herself, introduces the feminist movement in Islam and delves into its challenges, its textual foundations in the Qur'an and its achievements.
Since Dr. amina wadud led her first public sermon 25 years ago, Islamic feminism has taken root and sprouted globally.
Renowned Islamic scholar amina wadud (name deliberately spelt in lower case as per her request) was invited to Birmingham for an International Women's Day event by Muslim Women's Network UK. The conversation with amina wadud took place on 3rd March 2020.
amina wadud, scholar and activist, is a vital figure in Islamic studies, Qur’anic hermeneutics, and gender studies, fields to which she has made a lasting contribution.
Like other holy scriptures, the Quran has been studied and read, commented on, and interpreted mostly by men. There was a tradition of female scholarship early in Islam, but later, it was men at the helm of breaking down the verses, and deciding how they’re applicable to everyday life.
amina wadud, a scholar of Islam and co-founder of the group Sisters in Islam, explains why she led a mixed-gender Muslim prayer, during Chautauqua Institution's 2011 panel discussion, "Jewish, Christian and Muslim Women Seeking Clergy Equality," moderated by Moment Magazine's editor and publisher,...
Qur’an and Woman contributes a gender inclusive reading to one of the most fundamental disciplines in Islamic thought, Qur’anic exegesis.
It has been a long road and the end of the struggle is nowhere in sight. Still, there are important developments worth noting.
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