Muslim women in America the challenge of Islamic identity today

This text surveys the situation of women in Islam, focusing on how Muslim views about and experiences of gender are changing in the Western diaspora. It offers an overview of the teachings of the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad on gender, and analyses the ways in which the West has historically...

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Main Author: Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck
Other Authors: Smith, Jane I., Moore, Kathleen M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2006, 2006
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This text surveys the situation of women in Islam, focusing on how Muslim views about and experiences of gender are changing in the Western diaspora. It offers an overview of the teachings of the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad on gender, and analyses the ways in which the West has historically viewed Muslim women
Physical Description:vi, 190 p.
ISBN:9780199850716
0199850712