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Identifier	Thesis 1695
Author	King, Jennifer S.
Title	Islamic Feminism vs. Western Feminism: Analyzing a Conceptual Conflict
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2003
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Normally public opinion about the Islamic religion is often negative. The Muslim people are seen as violent oppressors of women. Although it may be true in some countries, the fact is Muslim people represent a variety of societies and communities where there are different interpretations of the Koran in regards to the female role and status in Islamic societies. This thesis argues that feminism is a global phenomenon and is unique to every culture of the world and also examines some of the myths and facts surrounding the Islamic religion and their treatment of women. Arabs and the Islamic religion are usually associated with the oppression of women. The struggle for gender equality exists throughout the Middle Eastern region and even in Asia. The Christian attitude towards Islam has discouraged Muslims and Arabs from talking about the roles of women in a political and theological context. Christians or Westerners do not take into account that attitudes vary from one class or generation to the other as well as over time, just as the attitudes may differ from one Muslim country to another. Islam has grown and adapted just as other world religions have. The history of Islam is important in order to understand its attitude toward women. Islamic feminism is difficult to explain to western feminists because a mutual incompatibility exists between the two. No feminist movement can relate to Western feminism because of the way feminists formed their groups. Western feminism is grounded in Western values, thought, and ideology and those values differ from those of Islam and Arab tradition. Many problems exist because of a resistance to cultural conversion. This thesis attempts to analyze the conceptual and/or value conflict between Western feminists and Islamic feminists. The conflict will be analyzed using Paul Wehr's "Conflict Mapping Guide." Wehr's defines his conflict mapping guide in his book Conflict Regulation. The guide intends to explain how to analyze a conflict from beginning to end and allows for an analysis of specific elements or dynamics surrounding the conflict. A breakdown of the conflict is as follows; a brief description; conflict history, which includes origins and events; conflict context; parties involved; issues; dynamics; finally, alternative routes to solutions. The reader will note that although the thesis is an analysis of a conflict the underlying purpose is to educate and inform. This analysis attempts to bring out the controversial issues surrounding feminism and defines them in order to bring women together culturally. The intentions of this thesis is to encourage the reader to understand that even though Americans live in the one of the best countries in the world, not everyone has the same goals and values as American women.
Subject	Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Islam Feminism
Department	Department of International and Area Studies
Advisor	Mezvinsky, Norton
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734000
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