Farid Esack is a South African Muslim scholar, writer, and political activist known for his opposition to apartheid, his appointment by Nelson Mandela as a gender equity commissioner, and his work for inter-religious dialogue. Esack is a passionate supporter of gender justice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0_m1eSmZ8g&width=640&height=480 Farid Esack is a South African Muslim scholar, writer, and political activist known for his opposition to apartheid, his appointment by Nelson Mandela as a gender equity commissioner, and his work for inter-religious dialogue. Esack is a passionate supporter of gender equality.
Asma Barlas is a Pakistani-American writer and academic. Her specialties include comparative and international politics, Islam and Qur’anic hermeneutics, and women’s studies. She is the author of ‘Believing Women’ in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qu’ran.
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im is a Sudanese-born Islamic scholar who currently lives in the United States and teaches at Emory University. Author of Islam and Human Rights among other books, An-Naim argues that all Shariah Laws must be reviewed to ensure compliance with modern human rights values.