This season is a collaboration between Women of the Middle East (WME) podcast and Musawah. Musawah (‘equality’ in Arabic) is a global movement for equality and justice in the Muslim family. Musawah launched in February 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They work in International Advocacy and Knowledge & Capacity Building. In 2020, they launched the Campaign fo ... Show More
Nov 18
A Conversation with Dr. Oroub El Abed
<p>In this episode, we dive into a thoughtful conversation about the socially imposed roles on women, and how many are taught from a young age that their primary purpose is to become mothers, otherwise, society may not fully embrace them.<br />We explore how education and awarene ... Show More
34m 23s
Nov 10
The 25th Anniversary of Women, Peace, and Security Agenda
<p> In the first episode of Amman's Series, Dr Amal Al-Malki speaks with Fidaa Mousa from War Child and Shirine Jurdi from the Arab Feminist Network about their convening in Amma-Jordan, held in observance of the 25th anniversary of the UN Security council resolution 1325. A hist ... Show More
29m 56s
Apr 2024
Sharia Law, the State & Modernity’s Moral Predicament | Wael Hallaq
<p>Renowned professor of ethics, law and political thought and leading scholar of Islamic Legal Studies, Dr Wael Hallaq, joins us on this episode of the afikra podcast to discuss Sharia law, the modern state, Legal Orientalism, and the idea of a "stateless" yet still orderly worl ... Show More
1h 13m
Aug 2022
The Impartial Judge | Al-Hakeem
Trusting the wisdom of Allah is difficult when our hearts are clouded by arrogance. After searching for equality everywhere, Asma, a former public policy major, learns that true justice can only come from Al-Hakeem This week we've partnered up with Rabata: Ribaat is an online aca ... Show More
1h 3m
May 2020
Ep 1 - Universalism, Secularism and Islamism: The Three Feminisms of the Arab World
In this episode, we will be diving into the various representations of feminism that exist in our world today, from the West all the way across to the Middle East. Beginning with a brief overview of the most popular Western liberal conception of feminism, we discuss why this pers ... Show More
35m 27s
Mar 2023
Love in Islam Q&A w/ Dr. Tamara Gray | Islamic feelings
Love in islam is a complicated topic. Unfortunately, with the severe spread of false information on social media, it becomes difficult to navigate what exactly Islam says. So I went on my Instagram and asked you guys to send in your questions for our special guest, Dr. Tamara Gra ... Show More
42m 27s
Feb 2021
155. The Erosion of Women's Rights? | Ayaan Hirsi Ali
This podcast was recorded on Feb 2nd, 2021
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and I discuss, among other topics, Immigration, Islam, the changing safety of women in public(particularly in areas of Europe), clashing values of western cultures and Islam, win-win propositions, and many more career-end ... Show More
1h 31m
Mar 2021
Nevin Reda and Yasmin Amin, "Islamic Interpretive Tradition and Gender Justice: Processes of Canonization Subversion and Change" (McGill Queens UP, 2020)
In their groundbreaking new book, Islamic Interpretive Tradition and Gender Justice: Processes of Canonization, Subversion, and Change (McGill, 2020), Nevin Reda and Yasmin Amin raise excellent questions about the existence and formation of a canon in the Islamic tradition. This ... Show More
1h 3m