Sa diyya shaikh biography definition
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Sadiyya Shaikh
Mystical Disruptions of Gender Shaikh SIGNS
SIGNS: Journal of Women in Culture and Society,
Drawing on the work of thirteenth-century Andalusian Sufi Ibn ʿArabī (d. ), this article expl more Drawing on the work of thirteenth-century Andalusian Sufi Ibn ʿArabī (d. ), this article explores the ways in which mystical ideas present a radically destabilizing view of human nature. Bringing Ibn ʿArabī’s ideas into a contemporary feminist conversation on gender, I theorize gender, arguing that his mystical method pushes the reader to the limits of a binary and patriarchal rationality, resulting in a productive entanglement of normative gender categories. Paradox, ambivalence, and contradiction—organic elements of Ibn ʿArabī’s Sufi epistemology—facilitate generative spaces of tension that creatively interrupt fixed conceptions of gender. I argue that within this Sufi cosmology, apophatic modes of being demand an existential mode of receptivity, fluidity, and constant m
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Inaugural address a journey into Islamic feminism
Islamic feminism – is it the oxymoron of the naysayers or the proud product of long tradition? This was the topic presented by Professor Sa’diyya Shaikh, a professor of religious studies and the director of the Centre for Contemporary Islam at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Professor Shaikh is a global leader in her field and an inspiration to feminists, both within the world of Islam and beyond, who has dedicated two decades to the study of Islam, gender ethics and feminist theory.
“The term ‘Islamic feminism’ can provoke a range of responses that reflect the diverse perspectives and beliefs that people hold about both Islam and feminism, ranging from interest and curiosity to cynicism and outright rejection,” Shaikh said.
She was addressing a tightly packed gathering of distinguished guests who assembled in the Bremner Building’s Mafeje Room on 23 August to celebrate her inauguration into full professorship.
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