Beyond Binaries: Conversations on Islam, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

This episode briefly addresses the binary and non-binary discourse in Islamic law and ultimately inquires into the agency of intersex individuals within it.You can read my open-access article, “Navigating Body Politics in Islam,” available at the following link: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15685195-bja10063

This episode explores intersexuality in Islamic law—its conceptualisation, legal and embodied dimensions—and the emergence of binary and non-binary discourses within Islamic legal thought.

In this episode, we briefly explore intersexuality, the intersex body, and its modern conceptualisation, while also examining classical concepts from pre-modern Islamic culture that remain relevant today. We further discuss the timeliness and urgency of engaging with these topics in contemporary scholarship and society.

Beyond Binaries: Conversations on Islam, Sex, Gender, andSexuality brings together Dr Mehrdad Alipour and Asha Aliin conversations exploring how Islamic thought engages with questions of sex, gender, and sexuality — including intersex embodiment, identity, and agency.For more information, show notes, and updates, visit our website: ⁠https://beyondbinaries.nl⁠.Follow us on Instagram ⁠here⁠; X ⁠here⁠; Bluesky ⁠hereThis series was produced with support from the NWO Talent Scheme (grant awarded to

Beyond Binaries: Conversations on Islam, Sex, Gender, andSexuality brings together Dr Mehrdad Alipour and Asha Ali in conversations exploring how Islamic thought engages with questions of sex, gender, and sexuality — including intersex embodiment, identity, and agency.For more information, show notes, and updates, visit our website: https://beyondbinaries.nl.Follow us on Instagram here; X here; Bluesky hereThis series was produced with support from the NWO Talent Scheme (grant awarded to Mehrdad