International solidarity network for women whose lives are shaped by laws and customs said to derive from Islam. Includes news, and information about their campaigns and their publications.

Information, articles and links on a variety of topics concerning women in Islam. Also includes a directory of international links.

Paper arguing for the implementation of a dual-sex concept of society.

Article on Wikipedia explores the circumstances in which women may lead a congregation in salat (prayer); includes analysis of teachings, history, and current controversy.

A tabled comparison of Biblical and Qur'anic passages concerning women.

An online magazine for Muslim women; offers wide-ranging articles and features on health, culture, women's issues, home and garden, and family.

Article exploring secular feminists' view of Muslim women, arguing that demeaning Islam excludes the voices of Islamic women which liberates no one.

A translation and commentary on verse 34 of Surah an-Nisa in the Qur'an; perhaps the one most often misunderstood or misused by both Muslims and non-Muslims.

A collection of articles on issues around the role and place of women in Muslim belief and practice.

Dr Riffat Hassan explores how theological assumptions have colored the way in which Muslim culture has come to regard women, in contrast to the non-patriarchal egalitarianism in the Qur'an; she argues for a liberation of Muslim women and men.

Profile of the first woman to preside over one of France's 25 regional Islamic councils, and an assessment of changing perceptions of Muslim women's role in Europe.

Article discussing the recruitment of the first women for training as muftis (Islamic judges) in Turkey.

Paper by Dr Lois Lamya' al Faruqi looking at Muslim social, psychological, and economic traditions and how feminism is received.

A paper discussing Islamic feminism; the Qur'an affirms the principle of equality of all human beings, but practice of equality has been impeded by patriarchal ideas and practices.

An interview with historian Prof Margot Badran compares Islamic feminism with secular and Christian feminism.

A definition, with links to prominent figures. [Wikipedia]

Online publication of Dr Ausaf Ali's work on gender, sexuality, and marriage in Islam with particular focus on the tensions between traditionalist and modernist views within lived Islam.

Article contrasts the history of women jurists, narrators of Hadith, and poets in Islam, with the position today, where the Muslim community has taken women back to the pre-Islamic era.

Argues that a reformist Islamic view needs to take hold firmly among Muslim jurists, so that egalitarian Qur'anic interpretations replace discriminatory traditionalism.

An article about the appointment, role and experience of 450 women appointed as vaize/preachers.

Paper discussing the practice of female genital cutting, questioning its legitimacy in Muslim cultural practice.