Echoes of Justice: Unveiling Legal Equality between Women and Men in the Holy Quran

This publication of ProMosaik LAPH is the first volume of the book "A New Analysis of Women's Rights from the Perspective of the Holy Quran" and includes four articles on "Proving the Legal, Civil, and Social Equality of Women and Men in the Holy Quran, with a Focus on the Meaning of the Word 'Urf (Custom) in the Quran." The author is the Iranian Engineer Jila Movahed Shariat Panahi (born in 1951) who earned her degree in Physics from Sharif University of Technology in 1973.
When she was in Iran, Jila Movahed Shariat Panahi opposed the mandatory enforcement of wearing the headscarf (maghna'eh) for female employees, deeming it contradictory to Quranic teachings. Citing verse 256 of Surah Al-Baqarah ("There is no compulsion in religion"), she argued that religion itself is not compulsory, let alone personal choices such as clothing. This marked her first Islamic-feminist stand.
She struggles for social equality of women and men in Islam, with a focus on Quranic verses
After nearly two decades of research, in 1999, she published her first book, A New Analysis of Women's Rights from the Perspective of the Holy Quran, in Tehran.
Her 2nd book, Influential Women in the First Two Centuries of Islam, was published in 2013 after years of awaiting publication approval. This book complemented her first by showcasing the Prophet Muhammad's respectful treatment of women and the positive impact of Quranic teachings on their personal and societal growth.
She has participated in numerous academic conferences and non-governmental initiatives. She has also delivered lectures at universities and women's rights organizations and published various articles on the topic of gender equality in newspapers, journals, and online platforms.
Shariat Panahi has run for public office multiple times, including candidacies for the Islamic Consultative Assembly in 1991, 1995, 1999, and 2013, and for the presidency in 2009. Her eligibility was rejected by the Guardian Council on all occasions.