AIOU Course Code 8310 Question Paper Spring 2025
ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Gender & Women’s Studies)
WARNING
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Course: (4648/8310) Semester: Spring, 2025
Level: MSC/PGD Pass Marks MSC:40
Pass Marks PGD:50
Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, B. Ed, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the marks are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the questions.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guides, or allied material.
4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.
5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.
6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.
8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file should not exceed 5MB.
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–5)
Q.1 “Ijtihad is a continuous process. “Analyze with examples? (20)
Q.2 How is the status of women affected by discriminatory cultural practices? (20)
Q.3 What are the challenges to implementing Islamic feminism? (20)
Q.4 What is the feminist approach towards the concept of Qiw?mah? (20)
Q.5 Discuss Margaret Badron’s role in disseminating Islamic Feminism (20)
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks MSC:40 Pass Marks PGD:50
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 6–9)
Q.1 What is Amina Wadud’s approach towards gender equality? (20)
Q.2 Why is feminist theology considered a solution for women’s problems? (20)
Q.3 What is the feminist debate on Hadith literature? (20)
Q.4 Why is Westernization considered a threat in countries like Pakistan? (20)
Q.5 How are Muslim women’s lives affected by the concept of modernism? (20)