Nema Milaninia: "The problem is that Ebadi says “we can interpret Islam to mean a number of things.” Thats fine and good, and a valid start, but what it doesn’t do is explain how we can interpret Islam to mean specific things, such as the protection and promotion of women’s rights. She doesn’t do that, because ultimately she doesn’t know how. In nothing she has ever written or said has she drawn that connection, especially while using Islamic jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh)."
