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Gender Equality Islamic Finance Assignment

The document discusses gender equality and women's empowerment within the context of Islamic finance, highlighting the ethical framework provided by Islam that promotes equality. It explores the potential of Islamic financial institutions to empower women through services like interest-free loans, while also addressing the barriers that hinder women's participation. Case studies, particularly from Sudan, illustrate successful models of empowerment through Islamic finance.

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Gender Equality Islamic Finance Assignment

The document discusses gender equality and women's empowerment within the context of Islamic finance, highlighting the ethical framework provided by Islam that promotes equality. It explores the potential of Islamic financial institutions to empower women through services like interest-free loans, while also addressing the barriers that hinder women's participation. Case studies, particularly from Sudan, illustrate successful models of empowerment through Islamic finance.

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Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Islamic Finance

Table of Contents
1. Introduction

2. Conceptual Framework: Gender Equality in Islam

3. Women’s Empowerment through Islamic Finance

4. Barriers and Structural Challenges

5. Case Studies and Practical Models

6. Conclusion

7. Bibliography

1. Introduction
In recent decades, the discourse on gender equality and women empowerment has taken
center stage...

2. Conceptual Framework: Gender Equality in Islam


Islam provides an ethical and spiritual framework where men and women are equal
before God...

3. Women’s Empowerment through Islamic Finance


Islamic financial institutions provide a range of services such as interest-free loans (qard
al-hasan)...

4. Barriers and Structural Challenges


Despite these opportunities, several institutional and cultural barriers hinder women's full
participation...

5. Case Studies and Practical Models


The Sudanese experience offers successful examples. The Moringa and Jatropha
Projects...

6. Conclusion
Islamic finance, when practiced in accordance with its foundational principles...
7. Bibliography
Shah Nawaz Shaikh and Azam Ali. *“Islamic Finance and Empowerment of Women: A Case Study of
Pakistan.”* Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting 16, no. 4 (2020): 1–16.
https://doi.org/10.9734/AJEBA/2020/v16i430243.

Aja Fatou Senghore. *“Assessing the Role of Islamic Microfinance: A Women Empowerment Case
Study.”* European Journal of Islamic Finance, no. 5 (2023): 45–53.
https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/EJIF/article/view/7939.

Tatheer Fatima. *“Women’s Empowerment in Southeast Asia: Legislative Reforms for Gender Equality,
Financial Integrity, and Human Rights in Islamic Nations.”* ResearchGate (December 2024).
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388043644.

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