Islam and Women's History
Women's role and prominent women in the Muslim faith. From the time of the Prophet through today.
Books on Women in Islam
Does Islam treat women better or worse than other religions do? Are women better off under Islam than under Western culture? These are important questions not only for women's history, but for understanding the news today. Each of the books included has its own biases -- but that's helpful because you need to read and understand several perspectives to make your own truly informed judgments.
Does Islam treat women better or worse than other religions do? Are women better off under Islam than under Western culture? These are important questions not only for women's history, but for understanding the news today. Each of the books included has its own biases -- but that's helpful because you need to read and understand several perspectives to make your own truly informed judgments.
Women in Islam
Does Islam treat women better or worse than other religions do? Are women better off under Islam than under Western culture? These are important questions not only for women's history, but for understanding the news today. Each of the books included has its own biases -- but that's helpful because you need to read and understand several perspectives to make your own truly informed judgments.
Does Islam treat women better or worse than other religions do? Are women better off under Islam than under Western culture? These are important questions not only for women's history, but for understanding the news today. Each of the books included has its own biases -- but that's helpful because you need to read and understand several perspectives to make your own truly informed judgments.
Profile of Iranian Feminist Shirin Ebadi
About.com's Civil Liberties Guide, Tom Head, profiles Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian human rights advocate.
About.com's Civil Liberties Guide, Tom Head, profiles Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian human rights advocate.
Brief History of Women's Movements in Iran 1850-2000
The story of women organizing for their emancipation in Iran, beginning in the 19th century.
The story of women organizing for their emancipation in Iran, beginning in the 19th century.
Chronology of Events: Women in Iran after 1979
A timeline of women's status and rights in Iran since the Revolution of 1979, when the Ayatollah Khomeini and followers took control of Iran. From Social Research, 2000.
A timeline of women's status and rights in Iran since the Revolution of 1979, when the Ayatollah Khomeini and followers took control of Iran. From Social Research, 2000.
Free And Equal Under The Qur'an
Article by Harvard Law School S.J.D. candidate Havva G. Guney-Ruebenacker about historical development of Islamic law on gender issues. "Any interpretation of the Qur'an that is discriminatory against women or minorities is fundamentally contradictory to its core spirit, general principles and ultimate purposes...."
Article by Harvard Law School S.J.D. candidate Havva G. Guney-Ruebenacker about historical development of Islamic law on gender issues. "Any interpretation of the Qur'an that is discriminatory against women or minorities is fundamentally contradictory to its core spirit, general principles and ultimate purposes...."
H-Gender_MidEast: Gender and the Arab Speaking World
A discussion network for "scholarly exchange" about gender issues in the Arabic speaking Middle East & North Africa, Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, Western Asia, the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa. Participants are from many different countries and bring many different scholarly disciplines to the discussion. Subscribe or just search the archives for relevant information.
A discussion network for "scholarly exchange" about gender issues in the Arabic speaking Middle East & North Africa, Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, Western Asia, the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa. Participants are from many different countries and bring many different scholarly disciplines to the discussion. Subscribe or just search the archives for relevant information.
A Habit of Violence Grown Ordinary
Article from Minerva (Quarterly Report on Women and the Military) on the contraints of Muslim women's participation in war, exploring "Muslim's women's experiences of war, in terms of Islamic traditions and history..."
Article from Minerva (Quarterly Report on Women and the Military) on the contraints of Muslim women's participation in war, exploring "Muslim's women's experiences of war, in terms of Islamic traditions and history..."
H.M. Queen Noor of Jordan
Official web site of Queen Noor of Jordan.
Official web site of Queen Noor of Jordan.
Princess Yasmin Aga Khan
After her mother, Rita Hayworth, died of Alzheimer's, Yasmin Aga Khan set out to lead the international fight against the disease.
After her mother, Rita Hayworth, died of Alzheimer's, Yasmin Aga Khan set out to lead the international fight against the disease.
The Record Set Straight
Article describing rights of Muslim women, ascribing laws such as the Saudi rule that women can't drive, to local custom not Islam.
Article describing rights of Muslim women, ascribing laws such as the Saudi rule that women can't drive, to local custom not Islam.
Woman and Her Rights
An Islamic interpretation of the rights of man and woman, including that women are equal in value to men as human beings but may have different rights and responsibilities.
An Islamic interpretation of the rights of man and woman, including that women are equal in value to men as human beings but may have different rights and responsibilities.
Women in the Muslim World
A commercially-available curriculum for teaching about women in Islam.
A commercially-available curriculum for teaching about women in Islam.
Women, Islam, and Equality
The participation of women in the Iranian Revolution and related struggles, from the current government of Iran.
The participation of women in the Iranian Revolution and related struggles, from the current government of Iran.
Women, Islam and the State
Paper by Tazeen Mahnaz Murshid, University of North London, on recent history in Bangladesh, Islamic politics, and the status of women.
Paper by Tazeen Mahnaz Murshid, University of North London, on recent history in Bangladesh, Islamic politics, and the status of women.
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