Alberto Brugnoni, "Women in Islamic Finance", May 2009 - Article on the rediscovery of the historical roots of the role that women play in Islamic finance
In today’s Muslim world, the social and political arena is rife with endless debates about restrictions on women's activities outside the home, discrimination, inequality in education and career opportunities and lack of recognition for their work. This conveys the impression that financial and economic rights for women are restricted at the origin by divine law and that Muslim women have been segregated, since the dawn of Islam, into a subordinate role in their financial affairs ...