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    Published: 2016-09-20
    No. 4(29) (2015)

    Woman in islam. Islamic feminism?

    Aldona Maria Piwko
    Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne
    Section: Artykuły
    https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2015.10.4.29.02

    Abstract

    The article analyzes woman’s functions in the Muslim community. The religion clearly defines obligations of people towards God and towards one another. The woman has been formed by God to bear and feed children, while the man’s duty is their care. Religious functions in the family then stem from gender’s natural predisposition. Religion imposes specific behavior upon a woman such as prioritizing (family, bringing up children, profession) or moderation in attire, as expressed in the hijab principle. The predominant for ages structure of the patriarchal society in Islam, solid oneself the cause of changes in the women consciousness. Feminine movements began to come into being in XXth century, being the beginning of the current of Muslim feminism. Feminism in Islam
    has two main streams. Muslim feminism cares about equal access of women to education, health care, civil rights. Islamic feminism tends to perceive women accordance with the teachings of the Koran.

    Keywords:

    woman in islam, islamic feminism, marriage, wife, muslim clothes

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    Piwko, A. M. (2016). Woman in islam. Islamic feminism?. Warszawskie Studia Pastoralne, (4(29), 25–56. https://doi.org/10.21697/wsp.2015.10.4.29.02

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