Islamic Feminism: Hermeneutics and Activism
| Dates: | 26 November 2025 |
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| Times: | 13:00 - 14:30 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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Dr Mulki Al-Sharmani will explore what Islamic feminism contributes both as an academic field within Islamic studies and as a form of knowledge-based gender activism. She will also discuss the key critiques of Islamic feminism and what they can teach us about the movement's potential and limitations.
Dr Mulki Al-Sharmani, is a Professor of Islamic Studies at University of Helsinki and a member of the Knowledge Building Working Group of Musawah. She is the author of 'Islamic Feminism: Hermeneutics and Activism' . She also authored 'Gender Justice and Legal Reform in Egypt: Negotiating Muslim
Family Law'; co-edited 'Men in Charge? Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition’, 'Wellbeing of Transnational Muslim Families: Marriage,
Law, and Gender', and 'Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage: Towards Egalitarian Ethics and Laws' (English and Arabic).
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