This is a super interesting topic because there are so many different perspectives to it. Feminism is such an intriguing topic because its very contraverisal. I liked hearing why they are against feminism and the alternative to the discussion by Eisenstein. I was wondering if there are things they are doing to improve their situation or to get westerners to realize their perspective?
I like how you expanded on one of the last each one teach one topics and continuously refer to the readings in your video. But how does feminism and its ideals reach women in Islam if men are so controlling and dominating? And has this movement resulted in conflict between men and women?
In my research, I uncovered news stories regarding protests to the driving ban which have been going on for more than a year in Saudi Arabia. Women are banding together to drive their cars together in the streets in protest of the fact that they are banned from driving. Additionally, Islamic feminists are getting their voices heard by speaking to Western reporters who then publish the interviews in newspapers. The Internet has also allowed Saudi feminists to connect to with Muslim feminists from other countries. I did not find any specific examples of feminism spurring conflict between men and women (although it undoubtably has), but I did find evidence of it creating conflict between different groups of women in Saudi Arabia. As I discussed, there is a growing movement of Islamic feminists who are rooting their feminist theory in the Islamic texts themselves. However, there are still Saudi feminists (representing a minority) who believe that Islamic feminism is built on a shaky ground – that is, because it hinges on the fact that the Qu’ran can be interpreted in more than one way (i.e. in a feminist way rather than a traditional way), it is setting itself up for reevaluation or re-reinterpretation in the future. Additionally, this minority of non-Islamic Saudi feminists are often more aligned with Western schools of thought, believing that Islamic at its core is a misogynistic religion.
I find it tragically beautiful that these women are facing a divide between wanting to be faithful to their religion while being modern women in Saudi. My question would be, what drew you to specifically focusing on Saudi Arabia rather than other Middle Easter countries? Can your analysis here be connected and correlated to those other countries?
I decided to focus on Saudi Arabia because I understand it to be one of the more oppressive Muslim countries as far as women’s rights go. I thought it would be interesting to study grassroots feminism in the context of a culture that would presumably not be very receptive to it. My analysis can be connected to other Muslim countries in some ways. Islamic feminism is a movement which is making waves in other Muslim countries, where women face the same internal conflict between their faith and feminist ideals. On the other hand, feminists in Saudi Arabia may face unique challenges as they strive to provide Saudi women with equal rights.
This is a super interesting topic because there are so many different perspectives to it. Feminism is such an intriguing topic because its very contraverisal. I liked hearing why they are against feminism and the alternative to the discussion by Eisenstein. I was wondering if there are things they are doing to improve their situation or to get westerners to realize their perspective?
I like how you expanded on one of the last each one teach one topics and continuously refer to the readings in your video. But how does feminism and its ideals reach women in Islam if men are so controlling and dominating? And has this movement resulted in conflict between men and women?
In my research, I uncovered news stories regarding protests to the driving ban which have been going on for more than a year in Saudi Arabia. Women are banding together to drive their cars together in the streets in protest of the fact that they are banned from driving. Additionally, Islamic feminists are getting their voices heard by speaking to Western reporters who then publish the interviews in newspapers. The Internet has also allowed Saudi feminists to connect to with Muslim feminists from other countries. I did not find any specific examples of feminism spurring conflict between men and women (although it undoubtably has), but I did find evidence of it creating conflict between different groups of women in Saudi Arabia. As I discussed, there is a growing movement of Islamic feminists who are rooting their feminist theory in the Islamic texts themselves. However, there are still Saudi feminists (representing a minority) who believe that Islamic feminism is built on a shaky ground – that is, because it hinges on the fact that the Qu’ran can be interpreted in more than one way (i.e. in a feminist way rather than a traditional way), it is setting itself up for reevaluation or re-reinterpretation in the future. Additionally, this minority of non-Islamic Saudi feminists are often more aligned with Western schools of thought, believing that Islamic at its core is a misogynistic religion.
I find it tragically beautiful that these women are facing a divide between wanting to be faithful to their religion while being modern women in Saudi. My question would be, what drew you to specifically focusing on Saudi Arabia rather than other Middle Easter countries? Can your analysis here be connected and correlated to those other countries?
I decided to focus on Saudi Arabia because I understand it to be one of the more oppressive Muslim countries as far as women’s rights go. I thought it would be interesting to study grassroots feminism in the context of a culture that would presumably not be very receptive to it. My analysis can be connected to other Muslim countries in some ways. Islamic feminism is a movement which is making waves in other Muslim countries, where women face the same internal conflict between their faith and feminist ideals. On the other hand, feminists in Saudi Arabia may face unique challenges as they strive to provide Saudi women with equal rights.