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ellisonz

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Sun Jan 15, 2012, 02:03 AM Jan 2012

PBS Frontline Interviews on Women and Islam [View all]

Women and Islam

Women covered in head scarves and chadors, Islamic divorce rules favoring men, the view that women should be relegated to the private rather than public sphere--these attitudes and practices subjugate women, say critics. Is Islam inherently discriminatory? What is Muslim women's role in the Islamic resurgence? And what does it mean to be a Muslim "feminist?" Here are excerpts from the full interviews with: Nilufer Gole, Amina Wadud and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Imam of Masjid al-Farah, New York, New York
Nilufer Gole, Professor of Sociology at Bogazici (Bosphorous) University in Istanbul, Turkey
Amina Wadud, Professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/themes/women.html

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