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Title: "Believing Women" in Islam : Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an by Asma Barlas ISBN: 0-292-70904-8 Publisher: Univ of Texas Press Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent!
Comment: I give 5 stars to books that were life changing or else supremely entertaining. This book is one that helps turn tospy turvy archaic patriarchical ideas that may not really have had any palce in Islam in the first place.
Rating: 4
Summary: Clears up misconceptions about Islam being patriarchal
Comment: Recognizing that men and women belong to a different sex
doesn't mean that they are unequal or that particular qualities can only be found in one sex.She offers a summary about where and when shariah was created and how the hadith were compiled. A few chapters of the book offer explanations on all of those verses that many Muslims and non Muslims read as saying that men are superior to women,polygamy, hijab, "wife beating", creation of man and woman, etc. However, I was surprised that she didn't cover the 2 women=1 male witness verse. Also, the problem with this book is that it is very hard to read. As a Muslim who knows a fair amount of information about Islam's history I still had trouble following her while she jumped around to various points in time and the vocabulary that's used.
Rating: 5
Summary: A powerful and convincing case for Muslim women's equality
Comment: "Believing Women in Islam" is a must read for every individual, Muslim or non-Muslim, who labors under the misapprehension that God has spoken to the Muslims in patriarchal terms, or that Islam's holy book, the Qur'an, sanctions gender inequality. For Muslim women who already trust in their equal status before God, "Believing Women" is a tremendously satisfying read. In thoughtful and convincing tones, Asma Barlas has rigorously examined and meticulously documented the radically egalitarian text of the Qur'an. Reminding us that the Qur'an itself instructs us to read it for its best meaning and in light of its thematic whole, Dr. Barlas turns misogynistic interpretations rather definitively on their head.
With this book, Dr. Barlas has performed an invaluable service to Muslim women and their struggle both within and outside of the Muslim community. Passage by passage, sometimes even word by word, she confronts patriarchal exegesis of the Qur'an and reclaims an egalitarian reading. Skeptics who argue that Islam in practice too often fails women, as well as those who sincerely believe in misogynistic interpretations of Islam will be hard-pressed to engage Dr. Barlas' argument on its own terms--in light of a Qur'an framework and with the premise that, while people are fallible and often self-interested, God is infallible and always just.
As a Muslim woman, the journey through "Believing Women" was self-affirming and empowering. I also believe it would be of great value to my cherished and well-meaning non-Muslim friends and family who, in honest moments, no doubt still wonder how a feminist and an attorney like myself could convert to Islam.
For the same and sound reason many Muslims prefer that the Qur'an be interpreted and taught by Muslims, Muslim women have the right to hear their own voices in the ongoing discussion of what the Qur'an says about and to women. Dr. Barlas' book is an excellent place to start, and I urge everyone interested in Islam and women to buy this book.
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Title: Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective by Amina Wadud ISBN: 0195128362 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism by Omid Safi ISBN: 185168316X Publisher: Oneworld Publications Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Place of Tolerance in Islam by Khaled Abou El Fadl, Joshua Cohen, Ian Lague ISBN: 0807002291 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 08 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam by Fatima Mernissi, Mary Jo Lakeland ISBN: 0201632217 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: November, 1992 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Islam, Gender and Social Change by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, John L. Esposito, Esposito Haddad ISBN: 0195113578 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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