Navigating in Insecure Territory: Attitudes among Islamic Movement Female Activists toward the Israeli Authorities and Culture

This article deals with female activists of the Islamic movement in Israel and their attitudes toward the Israeli authorities and culture. It looks at the complex Muslim existence in Israel, leading to such questions as: What is their opinion about the Israeli space and how do they live as Muslims i...

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Subtitles:"Politics and Religion in Israel"
Main Author: Alinat-Abed, Salwa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2024
In: Politikologija religije
Year: 2024, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 187-215
Further subjects:B Islamic Movement
B Israel
B Muslim female activism
B Wala' (loyalty)
B Bara' (rejection)
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Summary:This article deals with female activists of the Islamic movement in Israel and their attitudes toward the Israeli authorities and culture. It looks at the complex Muslim existence in Israel, leading to such questions as: What is their opinion about the Israeli space and how do they live as Muslims in a non-Islamic space? And what strategies do they use to bridge the gap between their religious and civic identities? The article presents three main positions of the women activists in relation to the Israeli space: the majority who want to integrate into Israeli society, the minority who reject Israeli society and want to seclude themselves in a community of an Islamic nature, and a group which takes the humanistic position where the emphasis is on the person and not their religious identity, i.e., they prefer not to emphasize their religious identity in the Israeli space, partly because they fear expressing criticism towards Israeli society, assuming that it will lead to persecution and conflicts. Female Muslim activists give a religious interpretation and act according to Fiqh al-waqi'a (a religious interpretation according to the understanding of reality) in a subjective, personal way, without any top-down guidance from the (male) leaders of the movement.
ISSN:1820-659X
Contains:Enthalten in: Politikologija religije
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.54561/prj1801187a