Originally posted on Zara Faris:
The following paper was first delivered in Frankfurt (Germany) at Goethe University’s conference: “Horizons of Islamic Theology” convened in 2014 by the Centre for Islamic Studies (Zentrum für Islamische Studien). The panel was entitled ‘Feminist Theology – Islamic Feminism – Muslim Feminism’, and…
The #MeToo campaign, secular liberalism, and the problem of sexual harassment I was not going to write about the #MeToo campaign. The hashtag at first seemed to bring catharsis for some women and men speaking about their sexual harassment traumas openly (although reliving trauma on social media was […]
Marking its last event of Islamophobia Awareness Month 2015, SOAS ISoc, in association with MEND and FOSIS, presents to you: ‘Muslim Women in The West’ What are the current internal and external pressures and challenges they face? How are they disproportionately affected by Islamophobic attacks? How can these challenges […]
In a recent interview, the feminist journalist and self-proclaimed “political lesbian”, Julie Bindel (who I debated last year), stated that, if she could, she would put all men into a “camp” with “wardens”, where their female relatives could check them out like “library books”. Bindel, who also writes […]
Following the exciting debate, Islam or Feminism – which one can truly liberate women?, between Zara Faris and radical feminist journalist Julie Bindel, the official MDI Transcript of the opening presentation delivered by Zara Faris is available to read below. It is also available as a pdf, here. This debate […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 