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Several courageous Muslim feminists are challenging conservative male interpretations of Islam. “These women are quietly working within the culture, rather than against it.”
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Several courageous Muslim feminists are challenging conservative male interpretations of Islam. “Instead of blatantly waving the banner of democracy, certain to raise charges of being tools of Western cultural imperialism, these women are quietly working within the culture, rather than against it, citing progressive interpretations of Islam itself as justification for women’s empowerment, particularly in education and the workplace.”

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