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Women in Islam/from Medieval to Modern Times

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The most fantastic book on the subject of women in Islam. Walther gives us the world of Muslim women in a detailed, readable manner and within a fascinating historical context. The text is rich with information about women, their poetry, their words, lives, and positions within Muslim Society across history. She does not isolate women according to the "traditional" areas of the Islamic World, but rather expands her history to include Andalusian poetesses and Mughal Queens. An outstanding book for mythbusting about Muslim women.

I find that many books on this subject are about as interesting as reading stereo insructions. This book is like reading the most engrossing novel ever. I hardly have the oppurtunity to read it because I find myself forcing it on my friends and saying "You HAVE to read this!!" They finish it in mere days and love it! This is THE book to own if you have a middle eastern SCA persona. The imagery is beautiful and the illustrations are useful. It is imformative and very easy to interperate into an SCA context. The definative work on this subject as far as Im concerned.