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This article examines the Islamic feminist speech, taking into account the problems in the conceptual uses related to this speech and the different trends in Muslim women's writing. Islamic feminism, one of these uses, is a controversial concept that has become widespread in women’s work in the 1990s. However, it deserves to be examined because it points to a new speech emerging and two women's writings with different directions. The second is the Islamic feminist. This is a more controversial concept because it reflects the judge attitude of the Western feminist speech. This is why Muslim women are the starting point to evaluate the literature. Many Muslim women think clearly opposed to this definition, although they were recognized as Islamist feminist. The article, which takes into account these issues, primarily evaluates the process of appearance of the Islamic feminist speech. Then Muslim women point out two main trends in the text and the basic approaches in this text are addressed with their main lines. The article also points to the differences between the Islamic women's letter and the secular Muslim women's letter. The differences between these female writings indicate that the Islamic feminist speech does not develop in a single line, rather it has different approaches, and therefore the problematic use of concepts related to Muslim female consciousness. Finally, the article points to the promises and limitations of the Islamic feminist speech.

Abstract:

This article examines Islamic feminist discourse, considering problems in conceptual usages related to this discourse, and different approaches in Muslim women’s literature. One of these usages, Islamic feminism is a con-troversial concept that become apparent in women’s studies in the 1990s. However, this concept requires to be examined since it refers to the emergence of a new discourse, and two women’s literature that include different approaches. The second is Islamic feminist, a more controversial concept, for it reflects the dominant attitude of western feminism. For this reason, it is a starting point in evaluating Muslim women’s literature. Many intellec-tual women refuse to be identified by this concept, yet they are acknowledged as Islamic feminist. Focusing on these problems, the article firstly analyses the emergence of Islamic feminist discourse. Later it refers to two main tendencies in Muslim women’s literature, and evaluates its main approaches in general. With this evaluation, the article clarifies that there are differences between Islamic women’s literature and secular Muslim’s. The different tendencies of these women’s literature reveal that Islamic women discourse has not developed in a single line of thought, rather it embraces different approaches, and thus that conceptual usages related to Muslim women's consciousness are controversial. The article finally indicates the promises and limitations of Islamic feminist discourse.

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