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Book SynopsisIn 2005, Amina Wadud made international headlines when she helped to promote new traditions by leading the Muslim Friday prayer in New York City. In her provocative new book, /Inside the Gender Jihad/, she brings a wealth of experience from the trenches of the jihad to make a passionate argument for gender inclusiveness in the Muslim world. Knitting together scrupulous scholarship with lessons drawn from her own experiences as a woman, she explores the array of issues facing Muslim women today, including social status, education, sexuality, and leadership. A major contribution to the debate on women and Islam, Amina Wadud’s vision for changing the status of women within Islam is both revolutionary and urgent.
Trade Review"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 Independent *
Table of ContentsForeword by Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Inside the Gender Jihad, Reform in Islam
1 What’s in a Name?
2 The Challenges of Teaching and Learning in the Creation of Muslim Women’s Studies
3 Muslim Women’s Collectives, Organizations, and Islamic Reform
4 A New Hajar Paradigm: Motherhood and Family
5 Public Ritual Leadership and Gender Inclusiveness
6 Qur’an, Gender, and Interpretive Possibilities
7 Stories from the Trenches
Conclusion: Why Fight the Gender Jihad?
Notes
Index
