Le donne e la guerra nella prospettiva islamica

the participation of women in armed conflicts was settled in classical Islamic law by the event involving the Prophet's widow, Aisha, as a protagonist. By combining historical examples from the first decades of islam with the legal rules concerning relationships between men and women, the jurists reached the conclusion that Muslim women cannot take an active part in wars; at the same time, they discuss the question of what to do with women, both Muslims and unbelievers, who are not fighters. These rules are combined with those related to jihad and the duty - individual or collective, depending on the case - to fight it.