The demand for gender equality in Muslim society is pushing some women to adopt an approach that could be described as “theological”. According to them, the political or economic struggle for this equality is distorted by an error that is more than a thousand years old in the interpretation of the Quran.

This error of interpretation has created constraints that must be combated, and no progress in the condition of women will be possible until women have reappropriated the Quran. Since the specific male-female relations of Islam are anchored in theology, it is therefore necessary to challenge the theological foundations of the misogynistic tendencies of the Islamic tradition. Until this has been done, women will continue to be victims of discrimination, despite the superficial improvements they may benefit from.