Religion is back in the public space, and the thesis that modernisation means the privatisation of religion has been seriously questioned. Some religious and feminist dogmas need re-examination. What do ‘secular’or ‘religious’ or ‘feminist’ mean in today’s contexts?

Islam and feminism are often perceived and portrayed as incompatible. There is a plethora of literature and a host of arguments, both in the media and in academia, to show this is the case.