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 of Muslim women has shaped a whole generation of scholarship. In it, Leila Ahmed explores the historical...
"Destined to become a classic. . . . It gives Muslim women] back our rightful place, at the center of our histories."--Rana Kabbani, The Guardian " O]ne of the best studies of Islam's discourse on gender."--Hans Kundnani, Wall Street Journal...