What is the role of women in Islam? [1/2] – “Lifting the Fog” with Yusuf Estes – Episode 12/14
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Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate $11.40 This book presents an historical overview of women and gender in Islam. It is written from a feminist perspective, using the analytic tools of contemporary gender studies. The results of its investigations cast new light on the issues covered…. |
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Qur’an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective $5.00 Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu’ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu’ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu’ran and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal interp… |
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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia $0.01 Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the Taliban movement control Afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. The most extreme and radical of all Islamic organizations, the Taliban inspires fascination, controversy, and especially fear in both the Muslim world and the West. Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp … |
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