Editing Feminist theology (section)

===Islam===
{{Main|Islamic feminism}}
[[Islamic feminism]] is a form of feminism concerned with the role of [[Women and Islam|women in Islam]]. It aims for the full equality of all [[Muslims]], regardless of gender, in public and private life. Islamic feminists advocate [[women's rights]], [[gender equality]], and [[social justice]] grounded in an Islamic framework. Although rooted in [[Islam]], the movement's pioneers have also utilized [[Secularity|secular]] and non-Muslim feminist discourses and recognize the role of Islamic feminism as part of an integrated global feminist movement.<ref>[http://www.feminismeislamic.org/eng/index.htm II International Congress on Islamic Feminism] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208033317/http://www.feminismeislamic.org/eng/index.htm |date=December 8, 2009 }}</ref> Advocates of the movement seek to highlight the deeply rooted teachings of equality in the [[Quran]] and encourage a questioning of the [[patriarchal]] interpretation of [[Islamic]] teaching through the Qur'an (holy book), ''[[hadith]]'' (sayings of [[Muhammad]]) and ''[[sharia]]'' (law) towards the creation of a more equal and just society.<ref name="ahram">{{cite web|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/569/cu1.htm|title=Al-Ahram Weekly &#124; Culture &#124; Islamic feminism: what's in a name?|author=Margot Badran|publisher=weekly.ahram.org.eg|access-date=2015-03-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320074746/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/569/cu1.htm|archive-date=2015-03-20}}</ref> This is done through the advocation of the female autonomy in line with the guideline of the Qur'an. Feminist theologians like Azizah al-Hibri, professor of law at University of Richmond, founded KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hidayatullah |first1=Aysha |title=Muslim Feminist Theology in the United States |publisher=Peter Lang AG |pages=81–100 (20 pages)}}</ref> Feminist theology and Islam is also used to strengthen the spiritual connection to the women of Islam when they undergo severe trauma, to promote human rights especially those of women.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Spahić-Šiljak |first1=Zilka |title=Do It and Name It: Feminist Theology and Peace Building in Bosnia and Herzegovina |journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=176–182|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.2.176 |year=2013 |s2cid=144159361 }}</ref> [[Fatema Mernissi|Fatima Mernissi]]'s book, ''The Forgotten Queens of Islam'', is a crucial piece in feminist theology for Islam and how it relates to a non western state.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Spahić-Šiljak |first1=Zilka |title=Do It and Name It: Feminist Theology and Peace Building in Bosnia and Herzegovina |journal=Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=176–184|doi=10.2979/jfemistudreli.29.2.176 |year=2013 |s2cid=144159361 }}</ref>
Other theologists include [[Riffat Hassan]], [[Amina Wadud]], and [[Asma Barlas]]. 
This theology has been used to educate, re-frame religion, pose as a building block for peace, and the advancement of women's rights, in legislation and in society.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hidayatullah |first1=Aysha |title=Muslim Feminist Theology in the United States |date=2013 |publisher=Peter Lang AG |pages=81–100}}</ref>