This article explores the uuays in uuhich both religion and gender equality are mstrumentalised in the service of diverse political agendas. Building on illustrations from Turkey and Afghanistan, the argument is made that a moratorium should be declared on focusing on the binaries of religious vs secular, western vs non-UJestern or global vs local in favour of more rigorous institutional analysis that aiill give a better understanding of the politics of gender. This will require detailed attention to fluid netuuorks of influence at the global, national and local levels and engagement with a multiplicity of actors, interests and practices.
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