Mernissi
Beginning of paper
makes the claim that "Any man who believes that a Muslim woman who
fights for her dignity and right to citizenship excludes herself
necessarily from the umma...is a man who misunderstands his own religious
heritage, his own cultural identity" ( viii). She goes about
supporting this claim by delvi ....
Middle of paper
.... This sort of leadership in Islam continued
in the same manner as only the elite were involved. This helped preserve
what they thought was essential and according to the interests of the
participants the essentials varied.
The fabrication of false hadiths by the male elite was probably the first
and most popular way for them to protect their interests. The people
governing knew how important it was to "seek legitimacy in and through the
sacred text" (Mernissi 43). Mernissi talks about al-Bukh ....
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