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I write to respond to some of the astute points made by commentators on my original essay. I thank them

Hania Sholkamy begins: ‘Islam and feminism have had a troubled relationship’, and goes on to warn us of the perils

The views expressed in this article are astutely insightful and courageous. They are badly needed to break the hegemonic discourse

Dear Hania, I hear you saying two main things: First, feminists (in this case Egyptian) are making a mistake when

Hania’s piece recalls the classic secularist stance that faith should not intervene in politics, and that it should be contained

It is indeed timely to enrich the public debate on democracy, Islam, human rights, women’s empowerment and many other issues concerned with the social