Paper abstract:

The article attempts to analyze the attitude towards women among men in Kyrgyzstan and Iran on the basis of a very short research conducted in the city of Qum, Iran, among Iranian professors, both men and women.

Despite the fact that Kyrgyzstan experienced secularism in a very important historical period in the formation of its statehood during the Soviet Union, the construction of Independent Kyrgyzstan began with two opposite processes. On the one hand, Kyrgyzstan, from the very beginning, chose the path of the greatest introduction of democratic institutions in comparison with other countries of Central Asia. However, along with democracy, opposite processes began in the country, namely, the growing and strengthening Islamization of the consciousness of the population, and especially young people.

The revival of Islamic identity in post-Soviet Central Asia revived the patriarchal mentality in these societies towards women. The level of influence of Islam on women's rights may differ from one Central Asian country to another.

The article includes general conclusions based on the results of the field research, using the methods of participant observation, unstructured interviews, as well as a comparative analysis of the understanding of women's rights in Kyrgyzstan and among Iranian professors.

One of the recommendations is to use the methodology of Islamic hermeneutic feminism as possible effective tools for protecting the rights of women in Muslim countries.

Key words: Islamic identity, patriarchal mentality, discrimination, women's rights, Islamic hermeneutic feminism.