Can you be liberal, feminist and Muslim at the same time? Malaysian activist Marina Mahathir says ?Yes?. She was in Singapore to deliver the Shirin Fozdar lecture at the SMU. She commented that like in other religions, most interpreters of Islam are men who, therefore, bring their patriarchal interpretations into society. Since they hold power, few challenge it. However, Marina opined that many passages of the Qur'an promote equality between men and women. She asserts that ?Women are now better educated and are participating in society, so surely Islam must make itself relevant to today?.
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