246 research outputs found
EMMA Talks: Dr. Amina Wadud: Feminist Muslim Voices
No full textA presentation from EMMA Talks, Dr. Amina Wadud talks about the evolution of Muslim women are in the 21st Century as it relates to her own personal history and story. Dr. Amina Wadud is Professor Emiratis of Islamic Studies and Visiting Scholar at Starr King School for the Ministry. Author of Qur’an and Woman; and, Inside the Gender Jihad; she is a founding member of Sisters in Islam and resource person for Musawah: the global movement for reform in Muslim Personal Status Law
Digital divide, gender gap, and entrepreneurial orientation: How to foster technology adoption among Pakistani higher education students?
No full textAdvances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) bear the promise of multiple benefits, including individual and entrepreneurial empowerment. The prospect of harnessing ICT as a means of creating growth and development opportunities is particularly appealing in developing countries. Still, several factors, including digital illiteracy and gender inequality, hamper the possibility of effective and universal utilization of these opportunities, in extreme cases leading to digital divide, gender-based exclusion, poverty, and precarity. Using this observation as a springboard, the objective of this paper is to conceptualize and quantify the digital divide-gender-entrepreneurial orientation nexus as it emerges in the perception of Pakistan higher education students. Using a quantitative approach, this study identifies the impact of digital skills (and thus the knowledge inequalities that can determine the potential digital gap) on entrepreneurship-related technology adoption (as measured through Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, UTAUT), whereby gender is treated as a moderator. The empirical findings, based on Structure Equation Modelling (SEM) and Multiple Group Analysis (MGA), show that digital skills and perceptions of technology capabilities have a substantial impact on the desire to use ICT in entrepreneurial activities. The influence of technology adoption intent on the development of entrepreneurial orientation is also confirmed. This paper adds to the broader debate on gender, digital divide and entrepreneurship. Importantly, by identifying some of the drivers behind students’ technology adoption in a developing nation such as Pakistan, filled with technological and economic unbalances, the conclusions of this study will have conceptual, managerial, and policymaking applications, notably in terms of technological access, digital literary, and gender-based exclusion
Cultivating Gratefulness: The Power of Combined Gratitude Interventions in Youth: Zara Haroon, Amna Khawar and Amina Muazzam
Get PDFGratitude interventions, as a promising and accessible approach, enhance well-being and psychological resilience by fostering greater appreciation and optimism. The present research aimed to determine the effectiveness of combined gratitude interventions on youth. The four-week adapted version of combined gratitude interventions consisted of three techniques, namely Count Your Blessings, Gratitude Letters, and Loving Kindness Meditation. The sample, comprising 30 participants (16 male and 14 female) aged 15-24 years (M=20.20, SD=0.99), was drawn from two colleges in Lahore, Pakistan. The study employed a quasi-experimental research design. Nonprobability purposive sampling strategy was used. The self-report measure of gratitude was used as the screening tool to select participants for the intervention. Pre and post-intervention results showed statistically significant differences in gratitude (p-value=0.00), social gratitude (p-value=0.00), and expression of gratitude (pvalue=0.00). However, gratitude towards God remained non-significant at the post-intervention level. The fourweek follow-up session was conducted to check the lasting impact of gratitude interventions. The paired sample t-test was used to evaluate the difference between the pre-test and post-test assessments. Compared to postintervention assessments, participants maintained a significant increase in gratitude scores. Further, Bonferroni post-hoc analysis revealed significant mean differences at all three levels (pre-test, post-test, and follow-up). The findings suggest that the combined gratitude interventions effectively enhanced gratitude levels among Pakistani youth. The findings are helpful for clinicians, administrators of educational institutions, and policymakers to incentivize mental health programs that incorporate gratitude practices to support mental health and well-being at a broader societal level.
From Islamic Fundamentalism to a New Life in the West: Ali Eteraz and the Muslim Comedy Memoir
No full textThis chapter analyses the Muslim memoir as a hybrid text that both authenticates and satirises the subjectivity of the narrator. Given the social capital of the memoir form, I argue that its trustworthiness is inverted by the author Ali Eteraz to question the premise of social trust. The memoir delineates social trust through the expression of piety and Muslim modernity articulated by the narrator in his different avatars. Eteraz’s satirical representations of himself invite the reader to read against the grain of the by now familiar Muslim fundamentalist-turned-Sufi story. He reverses the contexts of Islamist violence with the performativity of humour and it is in that humour that we can see traces of a multicultural coexistence and a rebuilding of social trust
Poems
No full textNine poems by Amina Said Ali, a Somali author and poet.Sagaal buraambur oo ay tirisay Aamina Saciid Cali, oo ah qoraa iyo gabyaa soomaaliyeed.Nove poesie composte da Amina Said Ali, autrice e poetessa somala.Document provided by Bildhaan, Digital Commons at Macalester College.Dokumentigan waxaa dadka u soo bandhigay Bildhaan, Digital Commons ee jaamacadda "Macalester College".Documento messo a disposizione da Bildhaan, Digital Commons del Macalester College.Link: http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/bildhaan
L''attribuzione' dell'intento genocidario allo Stato
No full textThis article addresses the question whether a State can be held internationally responsible for the commission of genocide under international law on the basis of the attribution to it of the conduct and, most importantly, of the genocidal intent of any individual having the status of organ – as the doctrine of the dual responsibility (of the individual and of the State) for acts of genocide posits; or whether the attribution of genocidal intent to the State operates according to different theoretical and normative assumptions. After surveying and discussing the main theories on the conditions for the rise of State responsibility for genocide, the Author analyses the relevant and most recent international practice on the attribution of genocidal intent to the State. She concludes that the intent which can be attributed to the State is only the intent of those persons, among the State organs, who are in a position to effectively direct the political and military action of the State and who, being in this position, intend to use the State apparatus to carry out a plan or policy aimed at destroying a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. This can be better explained in terms of content of the primary rule prohibiting genocide, rather than of the functioning of alleged special secondary rules on the attribution of conduct to the State. In this sense, genocide turns out to be a ‘leadership’ international wrongful act, although not being a ‘leadership’ crime
Menanggapi Hadis Perempuan Sebagai Imam Sholat dalam Perspektif Amina Wadud (Analisis Hermeneutika Feminis)
No full textIsu-isu gender di era kontemporer kini marak diusung oleh beberapa tokoh Feminis, salah satunya yakni Amina Wadud. Berangkat dari konstruksi sosial yang dialami semasa hidupnya, dimana perempuan mendapatkan kedudukan di bawah laki-laki, ia memunculnya paradigma baru yang memperjuangkan hak-hak perempuan. Salah satu fenomena yang menimbulkan berbagai kontroversi dari pemikiran Amina Wadud yakni pelaksanaan sholat jumat di Amerika Serikat dimana dia menjadi imam sholat bagi jamaah yang terdiri dari laki-laki dan perempuan. Berbagai kritik datang dari beberapa ulama klasik terutama di bidang fikih mengenai hal tersebut. Pada redaksi hadis yang diriwayatkan oleh Ummu Waraqah, hadis tersebut dinilai shahih derajatnya. Dalam hal ini, Amina Wadud memberikan tanggapan yang pro terhadap hadis tersebut dengan metodologi yang baru yakni hermeneutika feminisme.Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan analisis hermenutika feminisme yang dikembangkan Amina Wadud Muhsin dimana di dalamnya terdapat penelitian metodologis dan analitis untuk menelisik paradigma yang dibangun oleh Amina Wadud dalam menanggapi hadis tersebut.[On this article refers to issues gender in this contemporary era which is intensely brought by several feminist figures, one of them is Amina Wadud. According to the social construction during her lifetime, when women were subordinated over the man, therefore she brings a new paradigm which is the fight for women’s rights. One of the controversy phenomena from Amina Wadud’s thought is that she performs as imam during Jumah’s prayer for both men and women. Many critics come from several classic ulama, mainly in the fiqh field, concerning about that issue. On the redaction of hadith narrated by Ummu Waraqah, that is included to shahih based on the level. In this case, Amina Wadud gives an affirmative response regarding the hadith with a new methodology, Feminism Hermeneutic. In this observation, the author uses analysis of feminism hermeneutic that developed by Amina Wadud which includes the analytical and methodological observation to know the paradigm used by Amina in hadith.
PENDEKATAN HERMENEUTIKA TERHADAP GERAKAN GENDER (INTERPRETASI AMINA WADUD)
No full textInequality regarding gender bias is a rather complicated problem. This happens because the problem is a product of the social construction of a patriarchal society. Worse yet, this is supported by the interpretation of the Qur'an which in fact is only done by men. This has an impact on interpretations that are gender biased, without glancing at the perceptions, goals, and characteristics of women. This problem initiated Amina Wadud to reconstruct the interpretation of the Koran so that there would be a product of interpretation that was female in style and seemed fair or equal. In interpreting the Qur'an, Amina Wadud uses the hermeneutic approach offered by Fazlur Rahman. So Amina Wadud views that the origins and potentials of men and women are the same regardless of gender differences. The purpose of this study is to find out what Amina Wadud's view of the creation of man and the Koran's view of women are like. The research method that the author uses is qualitative research with a library research approach that is relevant to the object of discussion. Data collection technique in this research is documentation technique. Documentation technique is data collection by selecting data that correlates with the research title
Menanggapi Hadis Perempuan sebagai Imam Sholat dalam Perspektif Amina Wadud (Analisis Hermeneutika Feminis)
No full textIsu-isu gender di era kontemporer kini marak diusung oleh beberapa tokoh Feminis, salah satunya yakni Amina Wadud. Berangkat dari konstruksi sosial yang dialami semasa hidupnya, dimana perempuan mendapatkan kedudukan di bawah laki-laki, ia memunculnya paradigma baru yang memperjuangkan hak-hak perempuan. Salah satu fenomena yang menimbulkan berbagai kontroversi dari pemikiran Amina Wadud yakni pelaksanaan sholat jumat di Amerika Serikat dimana dia menjadi imam sholat bagi jamaah yang terdiri dari laki-laki dan perempuan. Berbagai kritik datang dari beberapa ulama klasik terutama di bidang fikih mengenai hal tersebut. Pada redaksi hadis yang diriwayatkan oleh Ummu Waraqah, hadis tersebut dinilai shahih derajatnya. Dalam hal ini, Amina Wadud memberikan tanggapan yang pro terhadap hadis tersebut dengan metodologi yang baru yakni hermeneutika feminisme.Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan analisis hermenutika feminisme yang dikembangkan Amina Wadud Muhsin dimana di dalamnya terdapat penelitian metodologis dan analitis untuk menelisik paradigma yang dibangun oleh Amina Wadud dalam menanggapi hadis tersebut.[On this article refers to issues gender in this contemporary era which is intensely brought by several feminist figures, one of them is Amina Wadud. According to the social construction during her lifetime, when women were subordinated over the man, therefore she brings a new paradigm which is the fight for women's rights. One of the controversy phenomena from Amina Wadud's thought is that she performs as imam during Jumah's prayer for both men and women. Many critics come from several classic ulama, mainly in the fiqh field, concerning about that issue. On the redaction of hadith narrated by Ummu Waraqah, that is included to shahih based on the level. In this case, Amina Wadud gives an affirmative response regarding the hadith with a new methodology, Feminism Hermeneutic. In this observation, the author uses analysis of feminism hermeneutic that developed by Amina Wadud which includes the analytical and methodological observation to know the paradigm used by Amina in hadith.
HERMENEUTIKA AL-QUR`AN AMINA WADUD MUHSIN
Get PDFAl-Qur'an has an important position in Islamic studies, beyond its function as a guidance, Holy Qur'an also functioned to be a differentiator. In interpreting hermeneutics, this is a form of interpretation method which in its operation is used to derive conclusions about the meaning of a text or verse. According to Amina Wadud, there is no truly objective method of interpreting the Qur'an. Each commentator sets several subjective choices. In Islamic studies, there are several approaches offered by intellectuals to get the moral message of Islam as a religion that has a gender perspective. Here the author attempt to discuss several examples of Amina Wadud's interpretation with her hermeneutical model regarding the issue of women's rights and roles. The aim is to evaluate the extent to which the position of women in Muslim culture has truly reflected the meaning of Islam regarding women in society. In addition, the specific goal is to demonstrate the ability to adapt the worldview of the Qur'an to women's issues according to the modern context. The author argues that the ultimate purpose of the theory is to build a harmony among of Islamic teaching: law, ethics, and theology, each of which has to support one another
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