Time for the first English episode of Hummus mit Hintergrund!

What is Islamic, Muslim, Arab and Secular Feminism and why is it such an important topic, especially for people from the so-called west?

How can we assess the tendency to discredit well-established feminist discourses in the MENA region by referring to western, liberal forms of feminism? Starting with a brief historical introduction into the late 19th and early 20th century and especially into the particularities of feminist thought at that time, the episode is trying to make sense of political and societal developments with regard to women’s movements and feminisms.

In a lively discussion Dominik and his guests, Nourhan and Sabrina, touch upon urgent topics, such as the labelling of feminisms and the framing tendencies of certain kinds of feminisms. Moreover, the episode picks up the most recent court decision on the headscarf in Germany and puts it into the larger context of being a Muslim and feminist woman in Germany. Last but not least, Nourhan gives insights on the developments of women’s rights and feminism in general in Egypt post-2011.

Enjoy!

**Shownotes**

Literature:

• Afkhami, Mahnaz, (ed.) (1995) Faith and freedom: Women's Human Rights in the Muslim World.
• Ahmed, L. Women and gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate.
• Badran, M. (1995) Feminists, Islam, and Nation: Gender and the Making of Modern Egypt.
• Badran, M. (2005) Between Secular and Islamic Feminism/s: Reflections on the Middle East and Beyond. Journal of Middle East Women's Studies,1(1), 6-28.
• Barrientos, M. (2021) The tug-of-war between women’s rights in Malaysia Available from: https://borgenproject.org/tag/sisters-in-islam-sis/.
• Darhour, H., & Dahlerup, D. (Eds.) (2020) Double-Edged Politics on Women's Rights in the MENA Region. Palgrave Macmillan. Gender and Politics.
• Fürtig, H. (2016) Zwischen Kolonialismus und Nationenbildung. Avaliable from: https://www.bpb.de/izpb/238907/zwischen-kolonialismus-und-nationenbildung?p=2.
• Moghadam, V. (2002) Islamic Feminism and Its Discontents: Toward a Resolution of the Debate. Signs,27(4), 1135-1171.
• Tohidi, N. (2016) Women’s Rights and Feminist Movements in Iran.

Court ruling on the headscarf in Germany:

• https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/kopftuch-arbeitsplatz-101.html

Tik-tok case in Egypt:

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57566506