Unser Projekt 13 – The Political Rights of Women in Islam by Prof. Abdulhamid al-Ansari, translated and introduced by Dr. Phil. Milena Rampoldi
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser,
dieses Buch betrifft den islamischen Feminismus: ein Thema, das den Mitgliedern von ProMosaik sehr am Herzen liegt. Denn wir sind felsenfest davon überzeugt, dass die Kluft zwischen den Rechten, die der Islam der Frau zuerkennt, und der Unfreiheit der Frau in den einzelnen muslimischen Gesellschaften noch sehr groß ist.
Daher verfolgen wir mit unseren feministischen Büchern das Ziel, die Gesellschaft zu sensibilisieren und dazu aufzurufen, die Rechte der Frau im Islam wahrzunehmen und zu fördern. Das Buch von Prof. al-Ansari ist in dieser Beziehung sehr wichtig, weil es ohne zu urteilen die verschiedenen männlichen Standpunkte zu Frau und Politik im Islam beschreibt. Wir hoffen, dass das Buch bald auch in anderen Sprachen erscheinen wird. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Hilfe!!!
Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Zuschriften
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Dr. phil. Milena Rampoldi presents an interesting essay written by Prof.
Abdulhamid al-Ansari, former Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law at the
University of Qatar about political rights of women in Islam. In her
introduction to the presentation of Prof. al-Ansari’s essay, the translator
quotes a nice aphorism by the French author of the Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery who says:
bateau, ne commence pas par rassembler du bois, couper des planches et
distribuer du travail, mais réveille au seine des FEMMES le désir de la mer grande et large ».
adaptation of the aphorism to Women in general, and Muslim Women in particular,
Dr. Rampoldi wants to show how the UNRIGHTS of WOMEN we find today in Islam are
not Islamic, but part of a tradition of exclusion and segregation which started
in Muslim history to ban women from social and political activism.
al-Ansari’s essay so important for as us politically engaged Muslim women?
al-Ansari presents three different views on the participation of women in
politics and society: from the total exclusion of women from politics by
ultra-traditional Muslims, who state that if a woman is not responsible for the
financial matters in the household, she cannot rule a State, to a partial and
an almost complete participation of Muslim women in political and social life
in an Islamic State. About these three views Dr. Rampoldi writes:
convinced that these three views essentially represent the entire Muslim
community and that this division can help to improve the dialogue between these
three different groups if they learn to respect one another and start
understanding that all three points of view are respectable within Islam”. If
we approach the matter in a way next to the Enlightment
Philosophy we will be able to achieve a positive dialogue within Islam
concerning political rights of women. According to the Quranic Verse 5:48,
Islam is a religion which supports diversity, and open-minded discussion about
all religious, social and political matters. This is the contribution Islam can
make to dialogue and acceptance of diversity today, to leave the culture of
HATRED as Prof. al-Ansari calls it, in order to achieve a world made of justice
and peace. Political rights of women are an important aspect of this peaceful
and just world, accepting diversity: and diversity means gender, cultural,
social, and political diversity. We of the association ProMosaik are convinced
that the message of a colourful world made of tolerance is also the core message
of Islam if we understand it properly. And gender justice is part of this
correct interpretation of Islam according to Quran and Sunna.
world is colourful.
world is a big, colourful mosaic made of so many different stones connected
with intercultural and interreligious bridges.
