Are there any male Muslim scholars who candidly support Islamic feminist notions?
There are some scholars who are very friendly to women in their interpretations. Yusuf-al-Qardawi and late Muhammed-al-Ghazzali are examples. They are liberal scholars. But regarding the emancipation of women, they dont have a holistic project as Islamic feminists have. They may be helpful to a particular kind of Islamic movement. But Islamic feminism wants to implement its notions in everyday life. That way, these scholars have not been helpful. Islamic feminism connects theory and practice as these scholars only theorise. Is there any conflict between Islamic feminism and radical or socialist feminisms? No. Feminism is an idea where women stand for dignity, honour and equality as women despite their ethnic or national or other differences. Feminists from other religions and non-religions have started to pick up on Islamic feminism and rather Islam itself. These days in the US, many women are converting to Islam. I am not speaking about theorists whose job is only to theorise for radi
