خلاصه ماشینی:
Although this chapter succinctly presents woman in different political theories and elaborates the Islamic stance on the position of woman in family and society, there is one dimension missing.
The second chapter, "Issues in Feminist Philosophy: Few Islamic Responses," reveals the author's comprehensive and in-depth study of feminism.
However, there is unanimity in identifying issues (for example, equality in education, equality in employment, right of political participation, legal rights of married women to own property, equal matrimonial rights and obligations, role of mother as an obstacle in the way of liberation, problem of double workload, economic dependence, and patriarchy) despite differences of approaches with regard to their solutions.
On the general political participation of women, the author provides historical evidence which illustrates that the women of Islam performed legislative, advisory,judicial, and executive functions.
a comparative analysis of women political leaders is presented which reflects different patterns of their leadership roles and different patterns of their family life.
Had the study concentrated on Muslim women leaders, it would have generated more awareness on women's leadership problems from an Islamic perspective.
The author suggests that the first step toward "intellectual orientation" is the supply of adequate education and training to women along with men based on the philosophy of Islamization of Knowledge.
Since there is no work on the Islamic analysis of Western political philosophies on women and feminism, the book would benefit from an enlargement and elaboration of all the chapters.