hijab

November 15, 2021

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:…

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Book Review

May 4, 2021

Women Who Risk

Women Who Risk By Tom and JoAnn Doyle, with Greg Webster W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson) 2021 Reviewed by Moyra Dale This book tells the stories of eight Middle…

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Book Review

October 21, 2020

Hagar Poems

Title: Hagar Poems By: Mohja Kahf Published: University of Arkansas Press, 2016 Reviewed by Miriam Dale One of the things that makes poetry magical is the words that are left…

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Book Review

August 20, 2020

Guest House for Young Widows. Among the women of ISIS.

Guest House for Young Widows. Among the women of ISIS. By Azadeh Moaveni Published by Scribe Publications 2019 Reviewed by Moyra Dale This book is an engaging, if troubling,…

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Book Review

April 9, 2019

Beyond Veiled Clichés: the real lives of Arab women

Title: Beyond Veiled Clichés: the real lives of Arab women Author: Amal Awad Publisher: Vintage Books, 2017 Reviewer: Louise Simon Clichés and stereotypes about Arab women…

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Blog

March 31, 2019

Grieving with those who grieve

In the hours and days after the horror in Christchurch, I contacted several Muslim friends here in Sydney. I wanted to know how they were feeling and I wanted them…

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Book Review

December 4, 2018

Pious Fashion: how Muslim women dress

Title: Pious Fashion: how Muslim women dress Author: Elizabeth Bucar Publisher: Harvard University, 2017 Reviewer: Louise Simon Pious Fashion: how Muslim women dress is an…

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Blog

October 14, 2018

Veils: Covering and Conversations

One of the most confusing experiences I had as a teacher in universities in Southeast Asia was seeing some of my female students change their regular pattern of veiling or…

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Book Review

September 11, 2018

Fighting Hislam: Women, Faith and Sexism

Author: Susan Carland Publisher: Melbourne University Press, 2017 Reviewer: Louise Simon Fighting Hislam is, at the beginning, highly engaging. Carland’s description of her internal responses as she…

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Book Review

July 10, 2018

Women in the Qur’an, Traditions and Interpretation

Author: Barbara Freyer Stowasser Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994 Reviewer: Deb Sugars Barbara Stowasser’s book is a challenging but very useful read. It may be helpful for Christians working with…

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