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  • Islam feminists urge gender jihad

    10/28/2005 12:23:29 PM PDT · by Lorianne · 12 replies · 445+ views
    BBC News ^ | 28 October 2005 | Danny Wood
    Organisers of the first international congress on Islamic feminism are calling for a "gender jihad." Organiser Abdennur Prado Pavon says the struggle for gender equality in Islamic countries involves refuting chauvinist interpretations of Muslim teachings. The congress is in Spain, organisers say, because they want their message to reach the growing number of Muslim women in Europe. Around 300 delegates are looking at women's rights in the Islamic world. Mr Prado, of the Catalan Islamic board, believes a common misconception in the West is that women's liberation is not possible in Muslim societies. Activists representing the Islamic feminist movement are...