Women in the Qur'an: An Emancipatory Reading edgar holmes Sheikh Ali Gomaa is the

Sheikh Ali Gomaa is the Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt—the second highest Muslim religious position in the country

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Women in the Qur'an: An Emancipatory Reading edgar holmes Sheikh Ali Gomaa is theToday, the issue of Muslim women is held hostage between two perceptions: a conservative Islamic approach and a liberal Western approach. At the heart of this debate Muslim women are seeking to reclaim their right to speak in order to re appropriate their own destinies, calling for the equality and liberation that is at the heart of the Qur'an. However, with few female commentators on the meaning of the Qur'an and an overreliance on the readings of