Essays about: "Muslim Islamic Feminism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Muslim Islamic Feminism.

  1. 1. Tensions between Religion and Feminism in Muslim Communities in Mallorca : A Qualitative Analysis of Women’s Lived Experiences

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Lola Abrahams; [2023]
    Keywords : Women in Islam; Islamic Feminism; Secular Feminism; Gender Roles;

    Abstract : This thesis delves into the relationship between religion and feminism in the context of Muslim women residing in Mallorca. The study conducts a qualitative analysis to evaluate the impact of defined gender roles on their everyday experiences. READ MORE

  3. 2. Translating “gender” into Arabic: “jins ” , “jinsayn ” , “naw ʽ” or “jindar ”? A study of the translation of the concept “gender” in single- and multi-word expressions in feminist knowledge building

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arabiska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Cecilie Olivia Buchhave; [2021]
    Keywords : Equivalence; Descriptive Translation Studies; Feminism; Gender; Gendered; Arabic; Musawah for Equality in the Family; Muslim Islamic Feminism; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The terms “gender” and “sex” are central to feminist concerns. In English scholarship “gender” is disputed within and outside of feminism, despite its seemingly political correctness as an alternative to “sex” (Olson 2012; Gunnarsson 2011). READ MORE

  4. 3. Reproducing gendered and orientalist narratives - The representation of Western IS-women in Swedish media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Natasja Bergström; [2020]
    Keywords : media representation; women; gender; political violence; ISIS; Islamic state; postcolonial feminism; narrative; orientalism; neo-orientalism; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Development and international relations discourses have for a long-time represented women through dichotomous portrayals, either as liberated Western women or as oppressed Eastern women. The former being the heroic saviour of the latter. READ MORE

  5. 4. "It's Complicated" The Relationship Between Islam and Gender Equality. : A Comparative Case Study of the Developments of Family Codes in the two Muslim States Tunisia and Algeria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Pontén; [2019]
    Keywords : Gender equality; Islam; Islamic feminism; Neo-colonialism; Family code; Tunisia; Algeria.;

    Abstract : This paper takes a critical stance to the conventional thinking about the relationship between Islam and gender equality in a functional idea analysis on the family codes in Algeria and Tunisia. With two different outcomes in spite of their historical and cultural similarities, this paper seeks to understand the developments from neo-colonial and Islamic feminist perspectives. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gendered work and power relations in Indonesian NGO:s : A qualitative study from two organizations in Java

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Sofia Hermansson; [2014]
    Keywords : gendered work; equality; organizational structure; male hegemony; masculinity; powerrelations; female and male participation; intersectionality; gender; feminism; pluralism; Islam; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyze power relations between Muslim female and male employees, active in working together with gender issues in two Indonesian non governmental organizations in Java. The study analyzes power relations and gendered work among female and male employees in the daily work and aims to give a picture on both female and male experiences from working together with gender issues and feminism. READ MORE