Amel Grami

Amel Grami in 2016

Amel Grami (Arabic: آمال قرامي, romanized: 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.[1]

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]

  1. ^ a b Moghadam, Valentine M. (2016). Courpasson, David; Vallas, Steven (eds.). The SAGE Handbook of Resistance. SAGE. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-1-4739-5918-7.
  2. ^ Tchaïcha, Jane D.; Arfaoui, Khedija (2017). The Tunisian Women's Rights Movement: From Nascent Activism to Influential Power-broking. Taylor & Francis. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-351-71182-1.
  3. ^ Hill, Brennan (2013). World Religions and Contemporary Issues: How Evolving Views on Ecology, Peace, and Women Are Impacting Faith Today. Twenty-Third Publications. p. 345. ISBN 978-1-58595-913-6.
  4. ^ Najjar, Yasmin (2014-09-11). "Tunisian electoral lists draw criticism". Magharebia. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14.
  5. ^ "Tunisia protests Egypt denying visa to writer Amel Grami - Turkey". ANSAMed. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  6. ^ "Amel Grami : mon nom figure au comité des affaires économiques et sociales sans mon aval !" [Amel Grami: my name is on the Economic and Social Affairs Committee without my approval!]. Business News (in French). 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-03-08.