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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan’s Middle Eastern Studies Program is proud to host
Mirjam Künkler for a virtual talk commemorating International Women’s Day.
\;Although numerous historical examples attest to women serving as mu
ftīyāt (interpreters of Islamic law)\, faqīhāt (jurists of Islamic law)\,
muḥaddithāt (transmitters of hadith)\, and scholars of Islam across the ce
nturies\, women are rarely accepted as authoritative interpreters of Islam
ic law today. The 20th century in particular has seen various legal and ed
ucational barriers for women who seek to acquire Islamic religious authori
ty on par with men. Notably\, the contemporary situation is often more res
trictive for women than injunctions of the schools of Islamic law (madhhāh
ib) allow for.The talk provides examples of authoritative female interpret
ers of Islamic law in the history of Islamic civilizations and highlights
important initiatives to allow for the training and certification of women
as muftis and judges of Islamic law today.Mirjam KünklerResearch Professo
r\, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study.Künkler (Ph.D. Columbia Universit
y) is president-elect of the Association for the Study of Persianate Socie
ties (ASPS). Recent books include "Female Religious Authority in Shiʿi Isl
am: Past and Present" (Edinburgh University Press\, 2021)\, "A Secular Age
beyond the West" (Cambridge University Press\, 2018)\, and "The Rule of L
aw in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Power\, Institutions\, and the Limits
of Reform" (Cambridge University Press\, 2024). She is a founder and princ
ipal investigator of the Iran Data Portal and co-editor of the Brill Resea
rch Perspectives in Religion and Politics as well as the Cambridge Journal
of Law and Religion. Some of her books have been translated into Persian
and Arabic.
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SUMMARY:Women Interpreting Islamic Law
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Moynihan’s Middle Eastern Studies Pro
gram is proud to host Mirjam Künkler for a virtual talk commemorating Inte
rnational Women’s Day. \;
Although numerou
s historical examples attest to women serving as muftīyāt (interpreters of
Islamic law)\, faqīhāt (jurists of Islamic law)\, muḥaddithāt (transmitte
rs of hadith)\, and scholars of Islam across the centuries\, women are rar
ely accepted as authoritative interpreters of Islamic law today. The 20th
century in particular has seen various legal and educational barriers for
women who seek to acquire Islamic religious authority on par with men. Not
ably\, the contemporary situation is often more restrictive for women than
injunctions of the schools of Islamic law (madhhāhib) allow for.
The talk provides examples
of authoritative female interpreters of Islamic law in the history of Isl
amic civilizations and highlights important initiatives to allow for the t
raining and certification of women as muftis and judges of Islamic law tod
ay.
Mirjam Künkler
Research Professor\, Swedish Collegium for Advanced
Study.
Künkler (Ph.D. Columbia University) is
president-elect of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (
ASPS). Recent books include "Female Religious Authority in Shiʿi Islam: Pa
st and Present" (Edinburgh University Press\, 2021)\, "A Secular Age beyon
d the West" (Cambridge University Press\, 2018)\, and "The Rule of Law in
the Islamic Republic of Iran: Power\, Institutions\, and the Limits of Ref
orm" (Cambridge University Press\, 2024).
She is a founder and prin
cipal investigator of the Iran Data Portal and co-editor of the Brill Rese
arch Perspectives in Religion and Politics as well as the Cambridge Journa
l of Law and Religion. Some of her books have been translated into Persian
and Arabic.