Muslim Women’s Religious Leadership: The Case of Australian Mosques

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

 

The work under review is very interesting because it takes on a new aspect in religious leadership in general, and even more so in the case of Islam. The question of a woman's place in the Muslim community is still controversial. Based on the traditions and interpretations of the Qur'an, many still believe that it is a woman's duty to be a wife, mother, and a housekeeper. Yes, a woman should pray. A woman - imam, is still rare, although in Qur'an we do not find an appropriate prohibition forbidding women from performing this function. Therefore, the work should be published as it makes a significant contribution to the development of science.

 

Author Response

Dear Religions Editor,

Thank you for considering the paper, entitled “Muslim women’s religious leadership: the case of Australian mosques” for publication. I greatly appreciate the time and effort taken by all reviewers in assessing this manuscript and providing thoughtful feedback. 

 

I have made suggested changes to the manuscript, considering each comment provided. I have addressed all comments point by point in attached table and have made relevant track changes in the body of the latest version manuscript.

 

I believe that the suggested modifications have strengthened my paper and trust that my responses will satisfy you and the reviewers.

 

Kind regards,

Author

 

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Reviewer 2 Report

This was a well-structured case-study working in a much researched general field - as evidenced by the authors very full bibliography. However, it yielded interesting findings. I have a couple of minor suggestions: I was surprised that over a third of respondents were 'converts' which I assume does not reflect the overall Muslim communities in Australia. It would have been good to know whether and to what extent their replies were, in any significant way different to those born in the religion. I also expected some mention of the international Muslim women's movement, musawah, which is doing very important research world-wide on the issues of concern to the author. It would have been good to know why the author thinks Australian Muslim women are behind their sisters in the USA and Europe in successfully advancing a progressive agenda. 

Author Response

Dear Religions Editor,

Thank you for considering the paper, entitled “Muslim women’s religious leadership: the case of Australian mosques” for publication. I greatly appreciate the time and effort taken by all reviewers in assessing this manuscript and providing thoughtful feedback.

 

I have made suggested changes to the manuscript, considering each comment provided. I have addressed all comments point by point in attached table and have made relevant track changes in the body of the latest version manuscript.

 

I believe that the suggested modifications have strengthened my paper and trust that my responses will satisfy you and the reviewers.

 

Kind regards,

Author

 

Please see the attachment!

 

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf