Feminism: Intellectual, Historical Evolution and its Classifications

The concept of feminism has been described in different forms and notions specifically in Muslim world and Islamic Literature. This study purports to show how the movement based on the acknowledgment and fundamental rights of women evolved into its present shape. This study shows that the main argument of the feminist school was to create an environment of equality on social, political and economic level. Furthermore, the pioneers of this movement put emphasis on women empowerment, educational rights for women and equality of opportunity. Since its inception, this movement has evolved immensely as it covers  myriads of aspects regarding the contemporary discourse. In last few years we have observed that this movement has fully changed its way of expression and it evolved intellectually and historically. After perusing this article we shall be able to dilate upon the topics ( New Classifications of Feminism) such as Xeno Feminism, Cyber Feminism, Post-Colonial Feminism, Anarchist Feminism and Social Feminism etc.