The Qur’an’s Interpretation in a Different Voice: Islamic Feminism between Hermeneutics and Secularization

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Isabel Roldán Gómez
UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA
Spain
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-3284
Vol 43 No 2 (2024), Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15304/ag.43.2.9127
Submitted: 09-04-2023 Accepted: 13-11-2023 Published: 26-02-2024
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Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze Islamic feminism as a theoretical discourse that involves three aspects: 1) a hermeneutic of the sacred text (Qu’ran) that restores women’s voice; 2) therefore, the assumption of a feminist goal, that is, the recognition of equality between men and women in Islam; 3) the convergence of both goals in an emancipatory project that can be translatable into juridical, political, and social equality. Conclusions will deal with the possibilities about how Islamic feminism may turn into a political project by avoiding secularization’ processes that are partially criticized by some Muslim thinkers.

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Islamic feminism, enlightened feminism, decolonial, secularization, Enlightenment, equality
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