Feminist Discourse in Kitab Al-Amali: A Critical Study

Abstract

The research aimed to extrapolate the feminist discourse in one of the most prominent Arabic language sources; Kitab Al-Amali [the book of Al-Amali] by Abu-Ali Al-Qali. The analytical approach is followed in this research which is divided into an introduction and two sections; the first: the speech, the second: the discourse, then a conclusion. The results showed that, the feminist discourse in Kitab Al-Amali was distinguished by its diversity, as it combined poetry and prose. It was distributed between a few stanzas or lines and between poems or long texts. Gender also had an impact on shaping discourse by highlighting the woman’s relationship with those around her through the search for self and social status.