Inside the Gender Jihad: Women's Reform in Islam [Paperback]

Amina Wadud (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 2006

In this engaging study, Dr Amina Wadud, an Afro-American Muslim herself, introduces the feminist movement in Islam and delves into its challenges, its textual foundations in the Qur'an and its achievements. Beginning with her own place in the effort for greater justice for women in Islam, Wadud goes on tackle a number of pertinent issues, including the state of Muslim women's studies as a discipline in mainstream academia and the role of Muslim women in the domestic space.

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"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 The Independent

About the Author

Dr Amina Wadud is professor of Islamic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is author of the influential Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Oneworld (June 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1851684638
• ISBN-13: 978-1851684632
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.7 x 8.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #458,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #72 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Islam > Women in Islam

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7 of 16 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good April 16, 2009

By Miaa Fisher

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This is a great book, it really opens my eyes to women's issues in a religion that is obviously very liberating to women. I wanted to see what it was that was converting so many women to the religion and this book gives several answers as to why that is. I bought another one of her books because I really enjoyed this one.