Disabled Women in Islam

TitleDisabled Women in Islam
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsTurmusani, M
Journal TitleJournal of Religion, Disability & Health
Volume5
Pages73–85
ISSN1522-8967
Abstract

{ABSTRACT} Western debates have increasingly included women issues in their analysis. These debates however, proved to have little relevance to women with impairments and are in fact being held under scrutiny by feminist writers. The position of disabled women in other cultures remains especially one of the most under-researched areas within current discourses on women and disability issues. This presentation fills the gap and presents an account based on textual analysis of disabled women in Islam and Muslim culture. It argues that disabled women in Islam have a lowly position in society due to historical perception related to both the inferior position of women in Islam as well as the lowly position of disabled people in society in general. Understanding the position of disabled women thus requires close investigation into these two positions within their particular socio-economic and historical contexts. Despite the presence of various feminists' movements in Muslim countries these days, these have not included much debate on disability and disabled womenmwithin their mainstream analysis. The paper concludes by calling for existing theoretical perspectives to include the analysis of disabled women within their remit and also to take note of wider contextual issues including cultures, religions, and economy when studying women in society.

URLhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J095v05n02_06
DOI10.1300/J095v05n02_06

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