Suad Ibrahim Salih (Arabic: سعاد إبراهيم صالح; born 1945) is an Egyptian television personality, preacher, and Islamic scholar. She is Professor and Head of Comparative Jurisprudence and Dean of the Faculty of the Women's College at Al-Azhar University.[1][2] She was formerly dean of Islamic and Arabic studies for women at Mansoura University.
Suad Ibrahim Salih | |
|---|---|
سعاد إبراهيم صالح | |
| Born | 1945 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation(s) | Islamic scholar, television host |
Biography
editIn 1998, Salih campaigned in Egypt to allow women to serve as mufti.[1][3][4] She petitioned the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Nasr Farid Wasil, to allow her to become a mufti and issue fatwas, arguing Islam does not prohibit women from serving as muftis.[2]
She has authored works of gender analysis on Islamic law.[5]
Salih was featured in the 2010 documentary Veiled Voices by Brigid Maher and Karen Bauer, that profiles Middle Eastern female Islamic scholars.[6]
Controversies
editIn 2007, Salih called for an 11-year old rape victim, Hind, and her father to be flogged for defamation in mistakenly accusing the wrong man of rape. Hind had become pregnant as a result of the rape. Salih questioned the age of the victim, asserting that she was 16. This was contested by the victim's family.[7]
In March 2010, she opposed a bill to legalize abortion and sterilization of women whose health or finances are incompatible with having children.[8]
On her television program in 2014 on Al-Hayat, Salih argued that Islam allows Muslim men in warfare to capture non-Muslim women, enslave them, and have sex with them as concubines to humiliate them.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b Bartuli, Elisabetta (2005). Egitto oggi. Casa editrice il Ponte. ISBN 978-88-89465-01-1.
- ^ a b Elgousi, Hiam (2016-04-20). Women's Rights in Authoritarian Egypt: Negotiating Between Islam and Politics. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-779-4.
- ^ Existe-t-il un féminisme musulman ?, Islam & laïcité.org, Editions L'Harmattan, 2007, ISBN 2296035035, 9782296035034, page 65
- ^ "Woman Aspires To Be Muslim Mufti". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ Badran, Margot (2013-10-01). Feminism in Islam: Secular and Religious Convergences. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-78074-447-6.
- ^ "Veiled Voices | Department of Near Eastern Studies". nes.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "11-year-old rape victim tells her story amid accusations by Azhar scholar - Daily News Egypt". dailynewsegypt.com. 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Egypte : projet de loi autorisant la stérilisation des femmes pauvres. Synthèse de presse quotidienne du 24 mars 2010".
- ^ El-Azhari, El-Azhari Taef (2019-06-24). Queens, Eunuchs and Concubines in Islamic History, 661-1257. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-2320-5.
- ^ Webel, Charles; Tomass, Mark (2017-02-17). Assessing the War on Terror: Western and Middle Eastern Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-315-46916-4.
- ^ "Al-Azhar Professor Suad Saleh: In a Legitimate War, Muslims Can Capture Slavegirls and Have Sex with Them (Archival)". MEMRI. Retrieved 2022-11-08.