This is a list of important participants in
Muslim feminism
Islamic feminism is a form of feminism concerned with the role of women in Islam. It aims for the full equality of all Muslims, regardless of gender, in public and private life. Islamic feminists advocate women's rights, gender equality, and soci ...
, originally sorted by surname within each period.
It may include, for instance, earlier authors who did not self-identify as feminists but have been claimed to have furthered "feminist consciousness" by a resistance of male dominance expressed in their works.
Early and mid 19th-century feminists
Born between 1801 and 1874.
Late 19th-century and early 20th-century feminists
Born between 1875 and 1939.
Mid to late 20th-century and notable 21st-century feminists
Born from 1940 to present
Muslim feminist movements
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Gerwani
Gerwani ( id, Gerakan Wanita Indonesia, "Indonesian Women's Movement") was a women's organization founded as Gerwis (, "Movement of Conscious Indonesian Women") in Semarang, Central Java, on 4 June 1950.
In 1954, Gerwis as an activist-based mov ...
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Musawah
Musawah ('equality'; in Arabic: ) is a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family and family laws, led by ' Islamic feminists' "seeking to reclaim Islam and the Koran for themselves", applying progressive interpretations of sacr ...
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Sister-hood
sister-hood is an international platform for the voices of women of Muslim heritage founded in 2007 by Norwegian, film-maker and human rights activist Deeyah Khan through her media and arts production company Fuuse.
sister-hood was relaunched ...
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Sisters in Islam
Sisters in Islam (SIS) is a Malaysian civil society organisation committed to promoting the rights of women within the frameworks of Islam and universal human rights. Its efforts to promote the rights of Muslim women are based on the principl ...
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Voice of Libyan Women
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Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality
Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality, (WISE, or WISE Muslim Women) is a global organization dedicated to promoting women's rights, and social justice which is led by Muslim women. WISE takes the stance that patriarchal culture, ...
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Women Living Under Muslim Laws
Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) is an international solidarity network established in 1984. It does academic and advocacy work in the fields of women's rights and secularism, focusing on the impact on women of laws inspired by Muslim reli ...
See also
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Islamic feminism
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Women in Islam
The experiences of Muslim women ( ''Muslimāt'', singular مسلمة ''Muslimah'') vary widely between and within different societies. At the same time, their adherence to Islam is a shared factor that affects their lives to a varying degree ...
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List of feminists
This list of feminists catalogues individuals who identify or have been identified as proponents of feminist political, economic, social, and personal principles for gender equality.
Early feminists
Born before 1499.
16th-century feminists ...
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Liberalism and progressivism within Islam
Liberalism and progressivism within Islam involve professed Muslims who have created a considerable body of progressive thought about Islamic understanding and practice. Their work is sometimes characterized as " progressive Islam" ( ar, الإ ...
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Islamo-Leftism
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Islamic socialism
References
External links
National Women's History ProjectFemBio – Notable Women International
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Muslim Feminists
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
Feminists
Feminists, Muslim