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Ibtihal Al-Zaidi
Ibtihal Qassed al-Zaidi () is a Quranic studies scholar and former public servant from Iraq. In 2012, while serving as Iraq's Minister for Women's Affairs, al-Zaidi was subject to controversy after disclosing she did not believe in equality between men and women. Her appointment was largely seen as a figurehead role by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government and criticized for the lack of agency her portfolio had in improving conditions for women's rights in Iraq. Government service Nuri al-Maliki II government In December 2010, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's approved cabinet drew controversy as only one of the 38 cabinet ministers, Bushra Hussain Salih, Minister Without Portfolio was a woman. The cabinet appointments were controversial as the Iraqi Constitution mandated that 25 percent of seats in parliament be held by women. The sole appointment stood in contrast to al-Maliki's previous cabinet, which included four female ministers. One woman lawmaker, Vyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quranic Studies
Quranic studies is the academic study of the Quran, the central religious text of Islam. Like in biblical studies, the field uses and applies a diverse set of Academic discipline, disciplines and methods, such as philology, textual criticism, lexicography, codicology, literary criticism, comparative religion, and historical criticism. The beginning of modern Quranic studies began among German scholars from the 19th century. Quranic studies has three primary goals. The first goal is to understand the original meaning, sources, history of revelation, and the history of the recording and transmission, of the Quran. The second is to trace how the Quran was received by people, including how it was understood and interpreted (Tafsir, exegesis), throughout the centuries. The third is a study and appreciation of the Quran as literature independently of the other two goals. Historical criticism Quranic studies employs the historical-critical method (HCM) as its primary methodological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
