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 moreWomen 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…
read moreTitle: 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…
read moreGuest 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,…
read moreTitle:              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…
read moreIn 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…
read moreTitle: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pious Fashion: how Muslim women dress Author: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Elizabeth Bucar Publisher: Â Â Â Harvard University, 2017 Reviewer: Â Â Â Â Louise Simon Pious Fashion: how Muslim women dress is an…
read moreOne 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…
read moreAuthor:          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…
read moreAuthor: 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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