Muslim Women’s Quest for Equality: Between Islamic Law and Feminism,

Year 2019, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 1044 - 1053, 31.08.2019

Translator: Saadet Altay

https://doi.org/10.26791/sarkiat.586108

Abstract

MÜSLÜMAN KADINLARIN EŞİTLİK ARAYIŞI: İSLAM HUKUKU VE FEMİNİZM

Abstract

Eşitlik ve adaletin  İslam ve şeriatın temel değerlerinden ve esas
prensiplerinden olduğunu  Müslüman
hukukçular iddia ettiği gibi, Müslümanlar da buna inanır. O halde şeriat
kanunları tarafından yönetildiğini iddia eden bir devlette, kadın-erkek haklarını
ve toplumsal cinsiyet ilişkilerini düzenleyen kanunlarda, adalet ve eşitlik
ilkeleri neden belirgin değildir.  Neden,
kendini şeriat terimiyle tanımlayan İslam hukuku kitapları, kadınlardan ikinci
sınıf vatandaş olarak bahsedip, kadınları erkeklerden aşağıda bir pozisyonda
görmektedir.

Keywords

İslam Hukuku ve Feminizm:

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