In today’s society, a lot of emphasis is placed on secular education. A child is pushed to strive for excellence in academics. A college or University education is a necessity, both for boys and girls. Education is indeed very important, but the significance of religious education for a...
Read More »Women in the Eyes of Ayatollah Khamenei
The typical image of women at home is the image of a creature of secondary importance which rejected by Islam.
Read More »Politics of Non-Motherhood in Shi’a Islam
The focus and interest in this article are to investigate representations, moral and theological contemporary imagery of non-motherhood in Shi’a Islam by looking into the case of Lady Fatemeh-Masoumeh of Qom as a....
Read More »Hijab Symbol of Modesty
The term Hijab tends to be used as a catchall in the West for all Islamic head coverings, but is mainly used to mean a headscarf. For Muslim women’s representation in media and popular culture, this is the most....
Read More »Slavery in Disguise: How Are Women Still Secondary in Western Ideology?
The prostitution is the focal point of women finding their identity in the Western systems. In order to further clarify this matter, it is necessary to state that, basically, due to the widespread prevalence of prostitution at the international and national level, countries are obliged to look at prostitution as...
Read More »The Prohibition of Two Mutʻas and Imam Ali’s Opinion
When Umar prohibited those two lawful pleasures [mut'a of Hajj and mut'a marriage], Imam Ali (‘a), the guardian of Shari'a laws and the supporter of the Holy Prophet (S) stood against it....
Read More »The Sharia Inquiry, Religious Practice and Muslim Family Law in Britain
This timely collection of essays from experts, scholars and legal practitioners provides a critique and evaluation of the Inquiry findings as a starting point for analysis and debate on current British Muslim family law practices in the matters of marriage and....
Read More »What are the Necessary Limits for Women’s Covering while Performing Prayers?
I perform my prayers in an Iranian chador through which a part of my hair and arms can be faintly seen. Due to the same reason I do not use this kind of chador outside. Now my question is that whether I am allowed to use this kind of...
Read More »The Major Trends of Islam in Contemporary Malaysia and their Influence on the Form of Islamic Family and Penal Law
The aim of this article is to present selected major trends in Islam in contemporary Malaysia – its political representation (the dominant political parties: UMNO, PAS and PKR) and intellectual non-governmental groups (especially the NGO Sisters of....
Read More »Call for Papers: Women and Islam: Agency in Francophone and Italophone Autobiography
The aim of this conference is to examine how these texts negotiate the misconceptions and prejudices affecting the lives of Muslim women in Europe with a specific focus on Italy and...
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