Islamic Feminism(s) in the Mediterranean Area: a Hermeneutical Approach

Abstract

AbstractThis article aims at questioning some conceptual assumptions which frame the current debate on Islamic feminism. Firstly, there is the assumption regarding the existing structural incompatibility between the Qur’an and women’s rights that needs to be tested by means of methodical hermeneutical tools. Secondly, the thesis affirming the uniqueness and univocity of the movement should also be questioned. The article argues that the syntagma ‘Islamic feminism’...