Tariq Ramadan on Islamic Feminism, Islam, Women and Feminism, NewAgeIslam.com

Islam, Women and Feminism

Tariq Ramadan on Islamic Feminism

by Tariq Ramadan

So you had young boys going out and being much more free than the young girls, and the girls focusing on school because this was the way to occupy their time, and at the same time to find a way to be free, and they did it very well. So what we have now in all the European countries as well as in the States is a very high standard of educated Muslim women, understanding better the distinction between culture and religion, and the fact that very often what was perceived as the true Islamic teachings was in fact influenced by the cultures of origin and literalist readings, and now having this understanding. We are in a transitory period and we have to understand that it is going to be a long process, but these women with other men, with scholars, understanding better the distinction that I was mentioning will help a process of a better access to the legitimate rights for women.