Saturday, October 29, 2005

Women's Issues: Islamic feminist conference calls for gender jihad

Islamic feminist activists meeting in Barcelona have called for a ""gender jihad" claiming the struggle for gender equality in Islamic countries involves refuting chauvinist interpretations of Muslim teachings.

Organisers also say they want more collaboration with western feminists but say non-Muslim feminists need to challenge their anti-Islamic stereotypes.

I don't think they are the only ones who need to address "stereotyping". Seems you can't have a good old fashioned protest movement without using the word "jihad" any more.