This paper looks at the responses of some conteporary muslim scolars on the woman's right issues.These scolars are Amina Wadud, Abd Allah al-Na'im, Asma Barlas, Muhammad Arkoun, Fatima Mernissi, and Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd, with a consideration o their significant contribution to the idea of women's right in Islam.
Gender discourse does present particular problems within Muslim societies mainly for three reasons, 1)the strong presence of patriarchal culture within Muslim society 2)the strong literal tendency in interpreting religious texts, and 3)the strong sense of animosity toward the Western culture. There is a few however among Muslims in Indonesia who are willing to negotiate with gender issues not a…