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To institute an Islamic civilizational perspective on
women and gender (grounded in a tawhidi episteme, a community consciousness
and a commitment to family values)
To lay the foundations for a systematic and cumulative
inquiry into women and gender drawing on the civilizational perspective.
To re-examine the historical legacy on Women in Islam from
within its civilizational parameters.
To critically address women and gender-related concerns in
the Contemporary Muslim world
To encourage comparative studies on women and
gender-related issues in a Changing World
To provide a forum for networking and interaction on women
and gender to sustain a new academy
To contribute to reformulating the current discourses on
women, family, and community
To give momentum and direction to a fast growing field of
scholarship on women and gender, with a focus on the Muslim world.
To provide a bridge/ link between different initiatives in
the field: especially between indigenous scholarship and discourses and their
counterpart in the Western academies.
To provide a reliable, authentic and authoritative pool of
resources and perspectives for informed, responsible and ethical policy
initiatives.
To form a new cadre of competent and responsible
vocational scholars in the field.
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