Author(s): Ziba Mir-Hosseini

Cultural Studies

Following the birth of Islamic feminism at the end of the twentieth century, the idea of gender equality inherent to our contemporary conceptions of justice has presented a challenge to established, patriarchal interpretations of Shari'a law. Through a series of thoughtful, enlightening conversations, Ziba Mir- Hosseini explores journeys towards gender equality in Islam with six influential Muslim intellectuals Abdullahi An-Na'im, Amina Wadud, Asma Lamrabet, Khaled Abou El Fadl, Mohsen Kadivar and Sedigheh Vasmaghi. Beginning from the premise that the Qur'an indicates the path toward justice, rather than a precise definition of justice, they discuss how new forms of scholarship and activism are speaking to gender equality from within the Islamic legal framework.