Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam
Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam, by Asra Q. Nomani. Harper One 2006. Reviewed by Moyra Dale This is not a new book:…
read moreStanding Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam, by Asra Q. Nomani. Harper One 2006. Reviewed by Moyra Dale This is not a new book:…
read moreWe find recipes, work out quantities and make shopping lists; then we carefully combine ingredients. We take time to set up the place for hospitality, with places for people to…
read moreAll of us at WWS... warmly congratulate Dr. Evelyne Reisacher for gaining a third award for her book Joyful Witness in the Muslim World. She has received the Book Award for Excellence…
read moreIt has been good to see further discussion in western journals and books on the subject of shame and honour in the past few years. We welcome the recognition of…
read moreA few weeks ago I was with a Syrian family who had migrated to the west, an older woman with her daughter and son-in-law, and their small children. Like most…
read moreThe Bible and the Qur’an continue with the story of the sons of Hagar and Sarah, who became the ancestors of the respective faith communities. Bible In the Bible, Ishmael’s…
read moreSarah stands at the tent entrance in Judeo-Christian and Muslim scripture. She is not centre stage, but we know her presence - we can hear her and see her, as…
read moreIn this post, I explore the story of Hagar, a woman who responded to God. A slave, a concubine, an abused and then abandoned woman, she not only became the…
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