The Islamic approach concerning marriage and morals differs from what is known about some of the traditional moralizations of a...
June, 2020
March, 2020
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21 March
Women and Gender: The Middle East and the Islamic World
This research focused on gender issues affecting Muslim societies elsewhere in the world as well as masculinity and men within a gendered framework form part of the scope of this...
December, 2019
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11 December
Article: Women in Imami Biographical Collections
Throughout Muslim history, biographical literature has been a medium through which scholars negotiated and articulated criteria for membership and authority in their respective religious communities...
April, 2019
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11 April
Women’s Issues Made Simple +PDF
This book aims to explain in a clear language the special rules Muslim women must follow during their menstrual cycles and at other times to achieve ritual...
December, 2018
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27 December
Was Imam Ali a Misogynist? The Portrayal of Women in Nahj al-Balaghah and Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays
One of the most controversial Shiʻi texts today is a sermon in Nahj al-Balaghah (an early eleventh century collection of materials attributed to ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib) describing women as deficient in faith and intellect. This is only one of several passages in Nahj al-Balaghah which come across as...
November, 2018
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4 November
Int’l Conference Will Be Held in Zimbabwe to Celebrate the International Day for Women
This will be a one-day conference held in partnership with the Cultural Centre of the Iranian embassy, as part of the celebrations for the 2019 International Day for Women on March the 8th and Iranian Day for Women on...
August, 2018
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11 August
A Guide Book for Women on Rites of Hajj+PDF
This is a guidebook from a series of Guidebooks that aim to answer all the questions a woman would have in relation to Islamic issues in order to help them gain more Ma'rifat and...
June, 2018
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20 June
Is Niqab a Taboo for Islam and Muslim Women?
There has been difference in opinion even among the Muslims regarding the extent of permissibility of Niqab and whether it is really recommended or advised. Today, unfortunately the Niqab has been commonly worn or associated with the Wahhabis and Salafis, and some Muslims view the Niqab to be a taboo ...
May, 2018
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14 May
In Defence of Islamic Laws+PDF
This book contains the text of three memoranda submitted by the author to the Kenyan government in response to a request by the government seeking clarification on issues of the laws of...
April, 2018
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25 April
Women, Leadership, and Mosques +PDF
This volume investigates the diverse range of female religious leadership present in contemporary Muslim communities in South, East and Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America...
