Femininity Versus Feminism
This essay shows how the concept of womanhood undergoes a transformation in the minds of some western females who convert to the Muslim faith. With respect to the role of women in Islam, three different groups may be distinguished: “outsiders looking in,” “insiders looking out;” and “converts to Is...
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oai:doaj.org-article:49605771f8f242589fe0cbe3cc0288d12021-12-02T17:49:46ZFemininity Versus Feminism10.35632/ajis.v18i4.19812690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/49605771f8f242589fe0cbe3cc0288d12001-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1981https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 This essay shows how the concept of womanhood undergoes a transformation in the minds of some western females who convert to the Muslim faith. With respect to the role of women in Islam, three different groups may be distinguished: “outsiders looking in,” “insiders looking out;” and “converts to Islam looking around and back.” Within the first category, a majority see Islam in terms of oppression and servitude, although for a smaller group the faith represents a return to all that “hearth and home” signifies. The second major grouping consists of Muslims, many of whom find Muslim womanhood to be superior to non-Islamic alternatives. But an increasing number seek to liberate females from “the tyranny of Islamic Law.” Those in the third category were originally “outsiders looking in,” but after a transitional period become “insiders looking out.” The . female converts are originally attracted to a feminine ideal that is interpreted through their own culture and experience. Becoming “insiders” brings exposure to issues of Islamic womanhood which necessitate a re-interpretation of the essence of femaleness, producing what uninitiated western observers might call rationalizations but which actually form apologetical replies to objections from unbelievers. Larry PostonInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 18, Iss 4 (2001) |
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This essay shows how the concept of womanhood undergoes a
transformation in the minds of some western females who convert to
the Muslim faith. With respect to the role of women in Islam, three
different groups may be distinguished: “outsiders looking in,” “insiders
looking out;” and “converts to Islam looking around and back.” Within
the first category, a majority see Islam in terms of oppression and
servitude, although for a smaller group the faith represents a return to
all that “hearth and home” signifies. The second major grouping
consists of Muslims, many of whom find Muslim womanhood to be
superior to non-Islamic alternatives. But an increasing number seek to
liberate females from “the tyranny of Islamic Law.” Those in the third
category were originally “outsiders looking in,” but after a transitional
period become “insiders looking out.” The . female converts are
originally attracted to a feminine ideal that is interpreted through their
own culture and experience. Becoming “insiders” brings exposure to
issues of Islamic womanhood which necessitate a re-interpretation
of the essence of femaleness, producing what uninitiated western
observers might call rationalizations but which actually form
apologetical replies to objections from unbelievers.
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