A classic, pioneering account of the lives of women in Islamic history, republished for a new generation This pioneering study of the social and political lives

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In this book the author, who is both a feminist and a Muslim, aims to shed light on the status of women in Islam by examining and reassessing the literary sourc

A world-renowned professor of Islamic studies, Amina Wadud has long been at the forefront of what she calls the 'gender jihad,' the struggle for justice for wom