Gender and Sexuality in Islam

Building upon our exploration of gender in Islamic history we dive into the topic of gender bending and how it can help us see gender as socially constructed, historically contingent, and contextual. We explore multiple figures throughout Islamic history from the ghulamiyya to th ...  Show more

Continuing our exploration of gender and sexuality in Islamic history we turn to the figure of the mukhannathun, a third gender category in early Islam. We trace ideas of gender as a fluid spectrum through the lives of these individuals examining their existence in the life of Mu ...  Show more

Dive into a riveting discussion with Sayed Jawad Qazwini as he navigates the nuanced terrain of transgender Muslims in the modern context. Unveiling the complexities of gender in Islam, this episode delves into the potential for gender transition and the urgent call for empathy a ...  Show more

<span>“And the Male Is Not like the Female”: Sunni Islam and Gender Nonconformity</span>

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<span>"And the Male Is Not like the Fem ...

Shehnaz Haqqani's new book Feminism, Tradition and Change in Contemporary Islam: Negotiating Islamic Law and Gender (Oneworld 2024), masterfully blends textual analysis of pre-modern and modern Islamic consensus with qualitative interviews with Muslims in the contemporary United ...  Show more

Shehnaz Haqqani's new book Feminism, Tradition and Change in Contemporary Islam: Negotiating Islamic Law and Gender (Oneworld 2024), masterfully blends textual analysis of pre-modern and modern Islamic consensus with qualitative interviews with Muslims in the contemporary United ...  Show more