Windows of Faith: Muslim Women Scholar-Activists in North America (Women and Gender in North American Religions) [Paperback]

Gisela Webb (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd) (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815628528
• ISBN-13: 978-0815628521
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Windows of Faith: Muslim Women Scholar-Activists in North Am, June 28, 2000

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Deborah W. Bilal - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Windows of Faith: Muslim Women Scholar-Activists in North America (Women and Gender in North American Religions) (Paperback)

Muslim women are one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted groups of people in the western world. This book offers a refreshingly realistic view by Muslim women themselves. It is a candid and honest analysis by an eclectic mix of professionals. They tackle issues from birth control, spirituality, culture versus religion, identity, and more. These essays will educate and enlighten anyone seeking true information about a religion that has been demonized and women who have been blanketly labeled oppressed.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Islam in Theory is Perfect, May 8, 2003

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Qadara Muhammad (Houston Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows of Faith: Muslim Women Scholar-Activists in North America (Women and Gender in North American Religions) (Paperback)

Contrary to one reviewer who is obviously not a Muslim woman therefore is lacking in empirical data nor is that person an Islamic scholar. In Iran there are more women in parliament than there are women in the US Senate and Congress combined. Muslim women are equal to Muslim men in intellect, soul, work, etc. This is Islam. This person relies on a weak hadith and does not know the difference between Islam and culture that has been superimposed onto Islam. Why in the home of the free are so many minds imprisoned and simply parrots of the media? For those who are not blind, read this book and learn.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking scholarship from a women's point of view, May 13, 2006

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Heather Irwin (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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It is not useful to debate here whether this book is "Islamic enough" or whether Muslim women are oppressed in other countries. This book is a collection of articles by Muslim scholars in North America who are working to bring an alternative understanding of what Islam means in women's lives. It is not about what should be or what is in other places, it is about what is happening within a group of scholars in North America. And it does a good job of summarizing their scholarship, which in many ways is groundbreaking in the study of Islamic law and texts.