| Description |
xvii, 286 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Islam in the twenty-first century |
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Islam in the twenty-first century.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-279) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Inside the gender Jihad, reform in Islam -- 1. What's in a name? -- 2. The challenges of teaching and learning in the creation of Muslim women's studies -- 3. Muslim women's collectives, organizations, and Islamic reform -- 4. A new Hajar paradigm : motherhood and family -- 5. Public ritual leadership and gender inclusiveness -- 6. Qur'an, gender, and interpretive possibilities -- 7. Stories from the trenches -- Conclusion : why fight the gender Jihad? -- Notes -- Index. |
| Subject |
Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Women in Islam.
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Muslim women.
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| ISBN |
1851684638 paperback |
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9781851684632 paperback |
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