Miniskirts, Mothers, and Muslims: A Christian Woman in a Muslim Land [Paperback]

Christine Mallouhi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 12, 2004

A startling look at the Muslim world, through the eyes of a Western Christian in a Muslim family. For Christians who work with, live with, or minister to Muslims, this book helps explain the world of Muslim women. Topics include role models, segregation, restrictions, opportunities, family life, and unwritten rules.

Editorial Reviews

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"Readers will find Mallouhi's insights, warm tone, and fascinating anecdotes hard to put down. This is one of the most absorbing and readable books on Islam that I have found. It should be required reading for anyone doing mission work among Muslims, but it would also be helpful in other honor based societies, such as Hindu cultures." (Debbie W. Wilson Christian Book Previews 20050501)

This book is so packed with details I couldn't even begin to cover part of the situations, but anyone interested in the Arab culture will gain great insight. In the Arab world there is no individual, there is only community. I think every church library should have a copy of this book. It raises so many questions about how we as a group, missionaries or tourists, can give Christians and Americans a bad name and how we can be more sensitive to other cultures. (Jan Arkills Lamplighter Reviews 20050801)

"For Christians who work with, live with, or minister to Muslims, this book helps explain the whats and whys of the world of Muslim women. Also dealt with are topics such as role models, segregation, restrictions, opportunities, family life, and unwritten rules." (The Christian Herald 20060301)

About the Author

Christine A. Mallouhi, an Australian, is married to an Arab Christian. She and her husband have lived in many different Muslim cultures. She is also the author of Waging Peace on Islam.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Monarch Books (November 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825460514
• ISBN-13: 978-0825460517
• Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 5 x 7.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #315,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christine Amal Mallouhi is an author and interfaith advocate. She grew up in Melbourne, Australia and lived in a number of Middle East and North African countries after marriage into an Arab Muslim family in 1975. A graduate of Divinity at SMBC in Sydney, Australia and special studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in the USA she now codirects Alkalima, a non-profit christian association producing books in Arabic that explain Christ in culturally relevant ways for the Muslim reader. Alkalima's works have been cited among the best books of the year in the Arabic Publishers Journal and among the best-selling books at International Arab Bookfairs. She was a contributing editor for TUNISIAN NEWS and has written numerous articles and spoken extensively on Muslim Christian relations worldwide from a personal and practical perspective. Al Jazeera television included Christine in the 2005 series, "Friends of the Arabs" for her bridge-building between Muslims and Christians through her books WAGING PEACE ON ISLAM, IVP Illinois, 2000, Monarch,
The Dutch edition. VERKLAAR MOSLIMS DE VREDE Ark Boeken, Amsterdam 2002. And MINISKIRTS, MOTHERS AND MUSLIMS, Monarch, London, 2004 translated into German, Korean, Spanish and Mandarin editions.
Her story is included in INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIAN STORIES, Made in Melbourne, by Irene Voysey. Strand Publishing Australia 2004.
Christine lives in Melbourne Australia and Lebanon with her husband whose story is told in "PILGRIMS OF CHRIST ON THE MUSLIM ROAD: EXPLORING A NEW PATH BETWEEN TWO FAITHS" Cowley Publications, by Paul Gordon Chandler. 2007. Her most recent publication is the chapter Peacemaking as a witness: in TOWARDS RESPECTFUL UNDERSTANDING AND WITNESS AMONG MUSLIMS, editor Evelyne A. Reisacher William Carey Library, 2012

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing look at being a Christian in a Muslim world! January 30, 2005

By Jill

Format:Paperback

I HIGHLY recommend this book for any woman working or wanting to work in an Middle East/Arab world. It even has implications for countries where Islam is more of a cultural thing than it is a strict religious attachment. Mallouhi has great perspective and will definitely open your eyes to the ways and thinkings of many Muslim cultures. While specifics will differ from Muslim country to Muslim country, the principles are the same. In order to be effective ministers, we need to understand those principles! You must read this book before starting a ministry overseas!

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking, Title Misleading February 7, 2007

By R. Letarte

Format:Paperback

This book is meant to improve one's effectiveness at Christian ministry in Arab countries by teaching the principle that if you do not respect culturally established norms, you and your religion will not be seen with respect. If you're a non-Muslim who likes to (or wants to) see things from different perspectives, a careful reading of this book may give you some new material to wrap your open mind around. But it's important to note that Muslim is not synonomous with Arab, and this book almost exclusively concerns Arab countries.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars good book for missionaries June 22, 2007

By Jennifer Norman

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I enjoyed this book and appreciated hearing about this author's particular experiences in various Arab countries, however, it is definitely a book for missionaries. It seems like she is advocating respect for Muslims, but mainly in order to open the door for them to be lead to Christianity. All in all I did enjoy the author's stories, and it was thought-provoking.