ISLAMIC ARCHIVESAishah's Legacy: The Struggle for Women's Rights within IslamAmina Wadud

Published: 2002
Language: English
Type: Essay
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Aishah's Legacy: The Struggle for Women's Rights within Islam

Amina Wadud

Short essay invoking the example of Aisha to argue for women's rights from within the Islamic tradition; reprinted in The New Voices of Islam (2006).

Keywords: Aisha, women's rights, The New Voices of Islam, Islamic feminism

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Wadud, Amina. Aishah's Legacy: The Struggle for Women's Rights within Islam. 2002. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/amina-wadud-aishahs-legacy-the-struggle-for-womens-rights-within/