Why Muslim Women Must Reinterpret the Qur'an

Posted: 21 Aug 2011

Date Written: July 19, 2010

Abstract

Nimat Hafez Barazangi, Ph.D. '88, a research fellow in the Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies program at Cornell, suggests it's time for Muslim women to have a peaceful, silent revolution firmly grounded in the Qur'an. Barazangi works to improve attitudes and conditions for women in Islam. She is the author of "Woman's Identity and the Qur'an." The lecture, moderated by National Public Radio correspondent Laura Sydell, was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on July 19, 2010.

Keywords: Qur'an, Muslim Women, Gender, Feminism

Suggested Citation

Barazangi, Nimat H., Why Muslim Women Must Reinterpret the Qur'an (July 19, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1912883

Nimat H. Barazangi (Contact Author)

Cornell University ( email )

120 Simsbury Dr.
Ithaca, NY 14850
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.eself-learning-arabic.cornell.edu/

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