Recovering the female voice in Islamic scripture: women and silence

Protest is an activity not associated with the pious and collectively-minded, but more often seen as an activity of the liberal and rebellious.

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are commonly understood as paragons of submission and obedience following Abraham?s example.

Yet, the scriptures of all three faiths are founded in the prophets protesting wrongs in the social order.

The Qur`an claims that men and women, and the relations between them are a sign from God.

The question is to what extent are women silenced in the text, and do they share with men in shaping the prophetic scriptures?