The views of Husein efendi Đozo about women issue and his engagement in the struggle for improving the position of women amongst the Bosniaks

Abstract

UDK 26:316.662-055.2(497.6)

One of the key figures amongst Bosniaks who marked the period of revival of Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second half of the 20^th century was Husein efendi Đozo. In his writing he thematizes a number of issues discussed by the most significant scholars of Islamic reform like Muhammed 'Abduhu, Rashid Ridā and Mahmood Shaltut whose ideas he supported and promoted. The segments of his works where women issue is discussed reflect the mainstream thought of the time promoted by the Revival of Islam in Muslim societies, particularly in Egypt. Husein Đozo graduated from the Law Faculty of the renowned Al-Azhar University in Egypt (1934-1939) which certainly had a significant impact on this manner of his thought development. This article analyses his views and fatwas regarding the women issue and makes a comparison between his views and those of the Islamic reformists and other Bosniak ulama of the time. His contribution in improving the position of women in Bosniak society is also discussed here.