Beginning in seventh-century Mecca and Medina, 'A History of Islam in 21 Women' takes us around the globe, through eleventh-century Yemen and Khorasan, and into sixteenth-century Spain, Istanbul and India. From there to nineteenth-century Persia and the African savannah, to twentieth-century Russia, Turkey, Egypt and Iraq, before reaching present day London. From the first believer, Khadija, an…
"Gendered Morality offers a textual-critical examination of gender in Islamic metaphysics and virtue ethics. Through a close reading of how masculinity and femininity are constructed, the book argues that the historically contingent nature of gender hierarchy, characterized as Islamic and ethical, is at odds with the overarching goal of Islamic ethics as earthly justice. Because the book moves …
Dalam beberapa tahun belakangan, perbincangan di sekitar hak-hak perempuan terus bergulir di berbagai forum nasional maupun internasional. Perbincangan tersebut mengarah pada soal keadilan relasi laki-laki dengan perempuan dalam berbagai dimensi kehidupan. Hal ini karena perempuan seringkali diperlakukan secara diskriminatif dengan dalih perbedaan gender. Bahkan, yang lebih mencengangkan sekali…