I conclude my essay arguing for a transnational women’s movement of which Islamic feminism has to be a significant part of, while throwing light on how women in these regions now utilize social media and carry out innovative methods of on-ground activism for their cause. I also argue for the requirement of Islamic feminism not only because it provides a voice to Muslim women who have been branded as oppressed for far too long, but also to demand more legal protection by studying laws against women in these countries.

Scrutinizing some critiques and questions regarding Islamic feminism, at the same time I raise a few questions to ponder upon. Beginning with a brief description of feminism to explore how Islam and feminism are compatible, I move on to deconstruct how feminism has evolved in the middle-east from the era of pre-Islamic societies, giving birth to modern day Islamic Feminism. Through my essay, I seek to show exactly how this works. Islamic feminism is often seen as an oxymoron, with some even considering it insulting to Islam or feminism (Mcdonald, 2008, 347), however it has been accepted as a feminist discourse practised within an Islamic paradigm. To then combine the two to form Islamic Feminism is bound to generate a lot of discussion, controversy and fortunately more research and lately, even conferences dedicated to discoursing Islamic Feminism. The narrative of their identity under threat due to feminists who are often labelled as feminazis (Cohen, 2015) and Muslims who are uniformly seen as terrorists very often forms the mainstream discourse. This further becomes important since one realizes the majority of the opposition coming to both is from a specific group of people privileged, white men.

Feminism and Islam, both have always been controversial topics in their separate spheres with their own shares of supporters and dissidents.

Hijabs and hymens