Islamic ideas about women and their role in society spark considerable debate both in the Western world and in the Islamic world itself. Despite the popular att

Islamic ideas about women and their role in society spark considerable debate both in the Western world and in the Islamic world itself. Despite the popular att

"Islamic ideas about women and their role in society spark considerable debate - both in the Western world and in the Islamic world itself. Despite the popular

Does Islam call for the oppression of women? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries, especially those that claim to

A classic, pioneering account of the lives of women in Islamic history, republished for a new generation This pioneering study of the social and political lives