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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1952-09-25 ) September 25, 1952 (age 73) , Bethesda, Maryland , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Pennsylvania , University of Michigan , American University in Cairo , Cairo University , Al-Azhar University
- Era
- 21st-century philosophy
- Institutions
- International Islamic University Malaysia , Starr King School for the Ministry
- Main interests
- Islamic studies , Islamic feminism , theology , philosophy , interfaith dialogue
- Notable ideas
- Women as imams
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Amina
- Gender
- non-binary
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bethesda
- Occupation
- women's rights activist
- Educated at
- Al-Azhar University
- Employer
- Universitas Gadjah Mada
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Field of work
- Islamic studies
- Movement
- Black feminism
- Image
- Amina Wadud.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1952-09-25
- birth name
- Mary Teasley
- Commons category
- Amina Wadud
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Encyclopedic overview
Amina Wadud (born Mary Teasley, September 25, 1952) is an American Muslim theologian. Wadud serves as visiting professor at 4 Consortium for Religious Studies and was also a visiting scholar at Starr King School for the Ministry. Wadud has written extensively on the role of women in Islam.
Born and raised as a Methodist in Bethesda, Maryland, Wadud converted to Islam in 1972 while studying at the University of Pennsylvania. She went on to study Arabic and Islamic studies, first in the United States and later in Egypt. Wadud made international headlines in 2005 when she led Friday prayers at a mixed congregation in New York, stirring controversy in some spheres of the Islamic world. Regardless, Wadud has continued to lead prayers at various congregations around the world.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amina Wadud” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.