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Sherin Khankan's Keynote Talk at the British Islam Conference 2019

By Sherin Khankan — 2019

At New Horizons in British Islam's 'British Islam Conference 2019' she discussed her life's work, the challenges and her 9 theses of reform.

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Reviving Islamic Female Scholarship After Centuries of Erasure

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.

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KALW.org
2017
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Woman Leads Muslim Prayer Service in New York

Almost nothing about the Friday prayer held yesterday in Morningside Heights in Manhattan was familiar to Samira Jaraba, a Palestinian immigrant who trekked alone on the subway from Brooklyn, cloaked in a cream headscarf, to see if the rumors were true.

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amina wadud
2005
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Shari’Ah Is Not the Law

Before I became Muslim I read this book titled, Islam the Misunderstood Religion. That was almost four decades ago and this matter seems only to have gotten worse.

Article
amina wadud
2011
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The First American Woman Imam Explains the Rise of Islamic Feminism

Since Dr. amina wadud led her first public sermon 25 years ago, Islamic feminism has taken root and sprouted globally.

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amina wadud
2019
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LGBTQI Muslims and International Movements for Empowerment

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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amina wadud
2014
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Hajar: Of the Desert

This story is coated with patriarchy, and so it is with some fascination that Hajar (biblical Hagar) configures so significantly in the Islamic telling of it.

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amina wadud
2013
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A Jihad for Justice: Honoring the Work and Life of amina wadud

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.

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Amina Wadud, Juliane Hammer (editor), Kecia Ali (editor), Laury Silvers (editor)
2020
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Inside the Gender Jihad: Women’s Reform in Islam

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.

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amina wadud
2006
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Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective

Qur’an and Woman contributes a gender inclusive reading to one of the most fundamental disciplines in Islamic thought, Qur’anic exegesis.

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Amina Wadud
1999
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