Religion and Women

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This research looks at resurgent Islam and its influence on the formation of female identities and sexualities. It aims to see whether the new forms of Islam open up new spaces that ‘permit’ women greater sexual rights than has been popularly perceived. It would also like to explore what lessons the secular women’s movement can learn women organising in these new spaces.

The field work for this research was conducted between May 2007 and February 2008. The research covered thirteen sites, both in urban and peri-urban areas, and comprised low-income, lower-middle and middle-class respondents. The different classes, areas and methodologies allowed the gathering of diverse perspectives on how women engage with and are affected by religion.