Women's reform in islam Amina Wadud creator text xxu Oxford OneWorld Pub. 2007 monographic eng

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xvii,286pg.: 23cm Summary: "In her new book, Inside the Gender Jihad, Amina Wadud 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."--Jacket. 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. Amina Wadud note, index Inside the gender jihad Women's reform in islam gender jihad Feminism Religious Aspects Islam Muslim women Women in Islam BP 134 .W28 2007 9781851684632 111215 20160330164210.0