Inside the Gender Jihad Women's Reform in Islam

Name: Inside the Gender Jihad Women's Reform in Islam
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ISBN: 9781851684632

ISBN-10: 1851684638

ISBN-13: 9781851684632

Edition: 2006

Authors: Amina Wadud

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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.

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 6/30/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 325
Size: 5.60" wide x 8.75" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Dr Amina Wadud is professor of Islamic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is author of the influential Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective.



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Inside the Gender Jihad, Reform in Islam



What's in a Name?



The Challenges of Teaching and Learning in the Creation of Muslim Women's Studies



Muslim Women's Collectives, Organizations, and Islamic Reform



A New Hajar Paradigm: Motherhood and Family



Public Ritual Leadership and Gender Inclusiveness



Qur'an, Gender, and Interpretive Possibilities



Stories from the Trenches


Conclusion: Why Fight the Gender Jihad?


Notes


Index