"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an by Asma Barlas

"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an

Asma Barlas

272 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction feminism religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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 be "Islamic," while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify sexual op...

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