Amel Grami Explained

Amel Grami (Arabic: آمال قرامي|Āmāl Qarāmī) is a Tunisian academic, writer, and women's rights activist.

Grami has worked as a professor of Islamic studies at Manouba University.^[1] She has advocated for Islamic modernism and Islamic feminism,^[2] and she argues that the Quran opposes heavy legal restrictions on women.^[3] She has been the subject of protest for her teachings on Islam and feminism, including an on-campus sermon in November 2011 that condemned her presence at the university.

In 2014, Grami criticized the 2014 parliamentary election for the limited number of women candidates, describing gender as a stronger determining factor in politics than political ideology.^[4] In 2016, Grami was denied a travel visa to Egypt when she attempted to attend a conference.^[5] In 2022, Grami was one of several figures to contest their inclusion on a list of individuals to engage in a dialogue with the President of Tunisia, saying that she did not agree to be included.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Moghadam, Valentine M. . The SAGE Handbook of Resistance . SAGE . 2016 . 978-1-4739-5918-7 . Courpasson . David . 90–91 . en . Vallas . Steven.
2. Book: Tchaïcha . Jane D. . The Tunisian Women's Rights Movement: From Nascent Activism to Influential Power-broking . Arfaoui . Khedija . Taylor & Francis . 2017 . 978-1-351-71182-1 . 106–107 . en.
3. Book: Hill, Brennan . World Religions and Contemporary Issues: How Evolving Views on Ecology, Peace, and Women Are Impacting Faith Today . Twenty-Third Publications . 2013 . 978-1-58595-913-6 . 345 . en.
4. News: Najjar . Yasmin . 2014-09-11 . Tunisian electoral lists draw criticism . Magharebia . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014100619/http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/features/2014/09/11/feature-03 . 2014-10-14.
5. Web site: 2016-01-05 . Tunisia protests Egypt denying visa to writer Amel Grami - Turkey . 2023-03-08 . ANSAMed . en.
6. News: 2022-06-03 . Amel Grami : mon nom figure au comité des affaires économiques et sociales sans mon aval ! . fr . Amel Grami: my name is on the Economic and Social Affairs Committee without my approval! . Business News . 2023-03-08.