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List of books and articles about women in islam online. It is a great testimony and example of the power of taking our own religious education seriously. In an accessible questionandanswer format, islam explained clarifies the main tenets of islam. Cultural competence in the care of muslim patients and their families. The fundamentalists, unmindful of the social context in which quranic verses on the subject were written, have tried to portray men as superior human beings to women. After a recent talk about isis, an audience member asked will mccants, what can i read to help me not hate islam. The author, a renowned scholar, has sought to set the record straight by reinterpreting the womens. Islam and womens rights overcoming inequality center. Islam teaches the importance of both belief and practice.

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Cultural competence in the care of muslim patients and their ncbi. The experiences of muslim women vary widely between and within different societies. As god states in the quran, we have honored the children of adam and carried them by land and sea. Dignity is a fundamental right of every human being merely by virtue of his or her humanity. Another criticism focuses on the question of human rights in the islamic world, both. To those with this sincere question, will suggests five books that have helped him better understand islam, from books on muhammad and the quran to rumi and the hebrew bible. Muslim women in british india, nevertheless, pressed for their rights independent of. Islam explained tahar ben jelloun, franklin philip on. This book is a longoverdue reassessment of womens rights in islam which have long been widely misunderstood and misinterpreted. Five books you should read to better understand islam.