Inside the Gender Jihad Women's Reform in Islam |
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| Author:
| Wadud, Amina |
| Series title: | Islam in the Twenty-First Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78074-451-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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In this engaging study, Dr Amina Wadud, an Afro-American Muslim herself, introduces the feminist movement in Islam and delves into its challenges, its textual foundations in the Qur'an and its achievements. Beginning with her own place in the effort for greater justice for women in Islam, Wadud goes on tackle a number of pertinent issues, including the state of Muslim women's studies as a discipline in mainstream academia and the role of Muslim women in the domestic space.
In this engaging study, Dr Amina Wadud, an Afro-American Muslim herself, introduces the feminist movement in Islam and delves into its challenges, its textual foundations in the Qur'an and its achievements. Beginning with her own place in the effort for greater justice for women in Islam, Wadud goes on tackle a number of pertinent issues, including the state of Muslim women's studies as a discipline in mainstream academia and the role of Muslim women in the domestic space.