Inside the Gender Jihad: Women's Reform in Islam (Islam in the Twenty-First Century) - Softcover

Wadud, Amina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851684638 ISBN 13: 9781851684632

Publisher: Oneworld Academic, 2006

Synopsis

In 2005, Amina Wadud made international headlines when she helped to promote new traditions by leading the Muslim Friday prayer in New York City. In her provocative new book, /Inside the Gender Jihad/, she brings a wealth of experience from the trenches of the jihad to make a passionate argument for gender inclusiveness in the Muslim world. Knitting together scrupulous scholarship with lessons drawn from her own experiences as a woman, she explores the array of issues facing Muslim women today, including social status, education, sexuality, and leadership. A major contribution to the debate on women and Islam, Amina Wadud s vision for changing the status of women within Islam is both revolutionary and urgent.

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Inside the Gender Jihad

Review:

"Seen as a pioneering feminist, her last book, Inside the Gender Jihad: Women's Reform in Islam (2006) was partly an experiment in autobiography, and included details of the threats to her life in New York." --(The Independent)

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Academic
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1851684638
• ISBN 13: 9781851684632
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304