Re: Moroccan female 'priests'
^ the positive comments u have read come usually from people who dont even know the basics of islamic history but will readily agree with anyone who writes against traditional islamic sources... my criticism of ummelmomineen ayesha was not motivated by sectarian reasons ...if that was the case why would i defend Umar [ra] from the charge of misogyny?? but "primary authentic religious sources" in this case the Quran itself are very clear about the role of Prophet[pbuh]'s wives ...whether you like it or not ...it was not upto them to settle political disputes or avenge murders esp. of those to whom they are not related [Quran 33:33]
similarly her charge against umar [ra] of being a anti-female is ridiculuous ...umar[ra] had the most popular leader of muslim armies removed from post as he thought his conduct was contrary to islam .....he had numerous men flogged and dismissed from posts when he saw that they were not following islamic rules as he liked....so similarly his dealing with women was also harsh in these terms ....that does not mean he was anti-female
as far as the fourth caliph is concerned and his wars against the rebellions is concerned overwhelming majority of scholars from all sects have recognized it as the right thing to do. And in intra-muslim warfare muslims are not allowed to sit idle but to actively participate either in trying to patch up differences or fighting against the transgressors[Quran 49:9]
I hope Faisal will not delete my post ..it is not to stir up sectarian hatred but to expose a author who is preying on the minds of young girls to confuse them and alienate them from the great personalities of Islam
I'm still not seeing any specific quotations from Mernissi's text that you're trying to rebuttle.