http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/157/noelle-swan Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:24:02 -0400 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:24:02 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/192/prompts-for-progress-feminism-in-the-islamic-world By Noelle Swan - The popular press is full of accounts of oppressive and unequal treatment of women in Iran and Afghanistan. Both The Washington Times and The New York Times deliver scathing accounts of fundamentalist governments' revocation of women's rights measured by the largely western ideal of gender equality. Religious scholars would argue that within devoutly spiritual nations founded on Islamic principles, gender advancements could only take place within the framework of the Qur’an and the teachings of the prophet Muhammad. While scholars are able to provide a reconciliation of gender justice within... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:27 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/192/prompts-for-progress-feminism-in-the-islamic-world