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Islamic Feminism: A Discourse Of Gender Justice And Equality, Breanna Ribeiro
Islamic Feminism: A Discourse Of Gender Justice And Equality, Breanna Ribeiro
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This paper examines Islamic feminism using structural methodology and the phenomenological approach to examine the component of Muslim feminists' activism that utilizes ijtihad and tafsir to reinterpret patriarchal rhetoric and highlight Islamic discourses that validate gender equality. These scholars and activists critically analyze Islamic theology by employing hermeneutics in order to produce Islamic exegeses that affirm social justice, gender equality, and liberation. Religion plays a critical role in building collective cultural identities; therefore, examining sacred texts' representation and prescription of gender roles and mores generates an understanding of the gender order in the community of believers, while simultaneously exposing contextual …
For Praying Out Loud: An Exploration Of Religious Traditions & Their Prayer Practices, Leona George-Davidson
For Praying Out Loud: An Exploration Of Religious Traditions & Their Prayer Practices, Leona George-Davidson
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Religions and their prayer practices are an integral part of the history of our world and are an important source of community and individual spiritual development. Religions serve as a community resource for compassion and empathy toward others, an organizing force for community wellness and solidarity, and a safe haven to explore one’s own spiritual journey and purpose in life. There are emotional, moral, logical, and spiritual aspects to all religious traditions and when we have an understanding of not only that which we believe and practice, but also an understanding of that which others believe and practice, we can …