ISLAMIC FEMINISM IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: NAVIGATING GENDER JUSTICE IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between Islamic feminism and artificial intelligence (AI) in Pakistan, a nation where many religious, cultural, and gender dynamics are traditional yet modernization and technology are growing quickly. The continued application of AI in governance, education, security, and other aspects of public service introduces newer vulnerabilities to exclusion, discrimination, and surveillance specifically to women and marginalized groups. Although the issue of algorithmic prejudice and data injustice has become a welcome area of discussion in global feminism, the indictment seems to fall flat in religiously socialized settings such as Pakistan. Islamic feminism as articulated through Quranic ethics and Muslim women in practice presents a powerful alternative alternative, it is culturally anchored and normatively back strengthened.

Based on Islamic tenets of justice (Adl), compassion (rahmah) consultation (shurah), privacy (satr), and independent reasoning (ijtihad), the proposed theoretical and practical framework of ethical AI design and governance is presented in this article. It combines theological perspectives, feminist critiques and policy analysis to respond to the increasing demand of a more inclusive, accountable, and culturally relevant technological development. By use of a qualitative analysis and a case-specific examination, it posits that Islamic feminist ethics may act as a potent corrective to reshaping the AI governance in Pakistan and presents policy suggestions to encourage gender justice in the digital era of Pakistan.