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1	The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam more books like this by Ayaan Hirsi Ali add to wishlist A world-renowned activist and feminist pulls no punches in her efforts to reform Islam in this international bestseller, available for the first time in English. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam more books like this by Fatema Mernissi, Fatima Mernissi add to wishlist see all copies from $4.16! new only from $4.41! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject more books like this by Saba Mahmood add to wishlist Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform movement whose orthodox practices are commonly viewed as ... see all copies from $14.50! new only from $24.21! \| first editions \| SVS
4	In Search of Islamic Feminism more books like this by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea add to wishlist A portrait of daily life for women in Islamic countries at the end of the 20th century. Fernea, a professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas, spent two years travelling in Uzbekistan, Morocco, Kuwait, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Israel to determine the conditions of life for women in those countries and to find out ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.73! \| SVS
5	Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam more books like this by Asra Nomani add to wishlist A "Wall Street Journal" reporter who is also a Muslim unwed mother goes undercover on the Hajj, reflecting on the history and progress of women in Islam. Her biography takes readers beyond the traditional faith to bring it fully into its own today in America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Islam, Gender, and Social Change more books like this by Esposito Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (Editor), John L Esposito (Editor) add to wishlist One of the most controversial and emotionally charged aspects of the Muslim religious resurgence has been its effect on women in Muslim societies. The essays collected in this book place the issue in its historical context and offer case studies of Muslim societies from North Africa to Southeast Asia. The volume as a whole militates against the ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $20.71! \| SVS
7	Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an more books like this by Asma Barlas add to wishlist Does Islam call for the oppression of women? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries, especially those that claim to be "Islamic," while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression, inequality, and patriarchy. Taking a wholly different view, Asma Barlas develops a believer ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $27.00! \| first editions
8	Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation more books like this by Barbara Freyer Stowasser add to wishlist This book is a study on the women of Qur'anic sacred history. It presents the Qur'anic revelations on female figures associated with God's prophets from Adam to Muhammed. Revealed narratives and legislation are then pursued through their medieval, modern, and contemporary interpretations. The theological exegetic sources here chosen, all Sunni, ... see all copies from $15.09! new only from $23.86! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Remaking Women: Feminism and Modernity in the Middle East more books like this by Professor Lila Abu-Lughod add to wishlist Contrary to popular perceptions, newly veiled women across the Middle East are just as much products and symbols of modernity as the upper - and middle-class women who courageously took off the veil almost a century ago. To make this point, these essays focus on the 'woman question' in the Middle East (most particularly in Egypt and Iran), ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $35.18! \| SVS
10	Lifting the Veil: The World of Muslim Women more books like this by Phil Parshall, Julie Parshall, Miriam Adeney, M.A., Ph.D. (Foreword by) add to wishlist Secluded from the eyes of anyone but family members, Muslim women live under a system of tradition, rites and rituals that favor men above women. quot;A man loves first his son, then his camel and then his wife,quot; says an Arab proverb. Phil and Julie Parshall understand the issues, heartaches and dangers facing Muslim women today, having lived ... see all copies from $4.97! new only from $7.97! \| SVS
11 view cover	Daughters of Tunis: Women, Family, and Networks in a Muslim City more books like this by Paula Holmes-Eber add to wishlist An innovative ethnography that uses the personal stories of four Tunisian women to explore womens experiences in a developing Muslim nation. . Daughters of Tunis is an innovative ethnography that carefully weaves the words and intimate, personal stories of four Tunisian women and their families with a statistical analysis of womens survival ... see all copies from $22.95! new only from $30.88! \| SVS
12 view cover	Medicines of the Soul: Female Bodies and Sacred Geographies in a Transnational Islam more books like this by Fedwa Malti-Douglas add to wishlist In Medicines of the Soul, the autobiographical writings of three leading women in today's Islamic revival movement reveal dramatic stories of religious transformation. As interpreted by Fedwa Malti-Douglas, the autobiographies provide a powerful, groundbreaking portrayal of gender, religion, and discourses of the body in Arabo-Islamic culture. At ... see all copies from $2.12! new only from $5.31! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Forbidden Modern: Civilization and Veiling more books like this by Nilufer Gole add to wishlist A prominent Turkish sociologist examines the veiling of young university women, and the cultural cleavages between the Islamic and Western worlds see all copies from $7.27! new only from $23.95!
14 view cover	The Production of the Muslim Woman: Negotiating Text, History, and Ideology more books like this by Lamia Ben Youssef Zayzafoon add to wishlist This study examines the ideological production of the North African Musim woman in the discourse of female Orientalism, French Psychoanalytic feminism, and Maghrebian nationalism and Islamic feminism. see all copies from $32.79! new only from $32.79!
15 view cover	Living Islam Out Loud: American Muslim Women Speak more books like this by Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur (Editor) add to wishlist The first true generation of American Muslim women--those who have always identified as both American and Muslim--offers writings drawn from their from diverse experiences and perspectives. Contributors include Sarah El-Tantawi and Asra Nomani. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.91! \| SVS
16 view cover	Women in Islam: The Western Experience more books like this by Anne-Sofie Roald, Roald Anne-Sofi add to wishlist This text investigates the ongoing debate, in both the Muslim world and the West, on the position of women in Islam. Anne Sofie Roald illustrates how Islamic perceptions of women and gender relations change in Western Muslim communities. She shows how Islamic attitudes towards social concerns, such as gender relations, female circumcision and ... see all copies from $10.50! new only from $37.90! \| first editions
17 view cover	Islam more books like this by Jennifer A Hurley (Editor) add to wishlist Political analysts, Islamic scholars, and media commentators provide opposing views on the whether Islamic and Western values are in conflict, the status of women under Islam, whether Islam promotes terrorism, and what policies the United States should take toward Islamic. Chapters include: Are the Values of Islam and the West in Conflict? What Is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| SVS
18 view cover	Engaged Surrender: African American Women and Islam more books like this by Carolyn Moxley Rouse add to wishlist Commonly portrayed in the media as holding women in strict subordination and deference to men, Islam is nonetheless attracting numerous converts among African American women. Are these women 'reproducing their oppression', as it might seem? Or does their adherence to the religion suggest unsuspected subtleties and complexities in the relation of ... see all copies from $6.72! new only from $29.94! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Demonizing the Queen of Sheba: Boundaries of Gender and Culture in Postbiblical Judaism and Medieval Islam more books like this by Jacob Lassner add to wishlist Over the centuries, Jewish and Muslim writers transformed the biblical Queen of Sheba from a clever, politically astute sovereign to a demonic force threatening the boundaries of gender. In this book, Jacob Lassner shows how successive retellings of the biblical story reveal anxieties about gender and illuminate the processes of cultural ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan more books like this by Sally Armstrong add to wishlist One of the first Western journalists to visit Afghanistan provides an insider's view of the plight of women there. She also reviews the ebb and flow of women's rights in the country and accuses the Taliban and other fundamentalist leaders of distorting Islam for political opportunism. 20 photos. see all copies from $5.12! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Windows of Faith: Muslim Women's Scholarship Activism in the United States more books like this by Gisela Webb (Editor) add to wishlist These essays by Islamic women scholars in the USA give voice to and are evidence of the growing network of Muslim women involved with the issues of women's human rights through "scholarship activism". It brings together critical arguments for the fair treatment of women. see all copies from $4.27! new only from $15.01! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Shattering the Stereotypes: Muslim Women Speak Out more books like this by Fawzia Afzal-Khan (Editor), Nawal El Saadawi (Foreword by) add to wishlist In the wake of September 11th. Muslim women in the West found themselves more marginalized than ever by a panicked discourse that did little to promote a true understanding of Islam or the Islamic world. Here. in this ambitious volume that includes essays. poetry, fiction, memoir, plays, and artwork, Muslim women speak for themselves, revealing a ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $9.99! \| SVS
23 view cover	Gender, Politics, and Islam more books like this by Carolyn Allen (Editor), Dr. Judith A Howard (Editor), Therese Saliba (Editor) add to wishlist This collection extends the boundaries of global feminism to include Islamic women. Challenging Orientalist assumptions of Muslim women as victims of Islam, these essays focus on women's negotiations for identity, power and agency as participants in religious, cultural and nationalist movements. This book gathers essays from the journal "Signs" on ... see all copies from $5.15! new only from $15.40! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Globalization, Gender, and Religion: The Politics of Women's Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts more books like this by Jane H Bayes (Editor), Nayereh Esfahlani Tohidi (Editor) add to wishlist In the early 1970s, accompanying the current wave of globalization, conservative nationalist religious movements began using religion to oppose non-democratic and often Western oriented regimes. Reasserting patriarchal gender relations presumably authorized by religion has been central to these movements. At the Fourth United Nations Congress on ... see all copies from $3.80! new only from $4.89! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	September 11, 2001: Feminist Perspectives more books like this by Susan Hawthorne, PH.D. (Editor) add to wishlist When the Twin Towers in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington were hit by aeroplanes, the western world stood in shocked silence. Then came the commentators, the endless news reports, and the constant replaying of television footage. Amidst the countless responses were the voices of women: writing for newspapers, some writing on-line, using e ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $12.04! \| first editions

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