Magister Artium - MA / Muslim women’s lack of access to mosque space has left them with few opportunities to
direct or influence the interpretation of the theological texts. The mosque is an almost strictly
gendered space that is seen as a key platform from which Muslims are exhorted to fulfill
existing obligations and where new practices emerge as part of the creation of tradition in the
Muslim community. I would further like to argue that it is the acts and interventions of the
women who have claimed Islam and its belief system in its entirety as their own and then
shaped this to fit their lives that will enable Muslims to rethink existing attitudes to women
in Muslim communities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/6502 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Gamieldien, Maheerah |
| Contributors | Rasool, Ciraj |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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