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A history of Islam in 21 women / Hossein Kamaly.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London, England : Oneworld, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: viii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781786076434
  • 1786076438
Other title:
  • History of Islam in twenty-one women
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 297.082 23
  • 280.082 23
LOC classification:
  • BP173.4 .K363 2019
  • BP173.4 .K36 2019
Contents:
Khadija (ca. 560-619): the first believer -- Fatima (ca. 612-633): Prophet Muhammad's flesh and blood -- Aisha (ca. 615-678): "get half of your religion from her" -- Rabia al-Adawiyya (ca. 717-801): the embarrassment of riches, and its discontents -- Fatima of Nishapur (ca. 1000-1088): keeper of the faith -- Arwa of Yemen (ca. 1050-1138): the Queen of Sheba redux -- Terken Khatun (ca. 1205-1281): doing well and doing good -- Shajara'-al-Durr (d. 1257): perils of power, between caliphs and mamluks -- Sayyida al-Hurra of Tetouan (ca. 1492-ca, 1560): the free queen -- Pari Khanum (1548-1578): a golden link in the Safavid chain of command -- Nur Jahan (1577-1645): light of the world -- Safiye Sultan (ca. 1550-ca. 1619): a mother of many kings -- Tajul-Alam Safiatuddin Syah (1612-1675): diamonds are not forever -- Tehereh (ca. 1814-1852): heroine or heretic? -- Nana Asmau (1793-1864): jihad and sisterhood -- Mukhlisa Bubi (1896-1937): educator and jurist -- Halide Edip (ca. 1884-1964): author of the new Turkey -- Noor Inayat Khan (1914-1944): the anxiety of belonging -- Umm Kulthum (ca. 1904-1975): lodestar of union -- Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): curves in glass and concrete -- Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017): the princess of mathematics.
Summary: Beginning in seventh-century Mecca and Medina, A History of Islam in 21 Women takes us around the globe, through eleventh-century Yemen and Khorasan, and into sixteenth-century Spain, Istanbul and India.
Holdings
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Khadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice. At a time when strongmen quickly seized power from any female Muslim ruler, Arwa of Yemen reigned alone for five decades. In nineteenth-century Russia, Mukhlisa Bubi championed the rights of women and girls, and became the first Muslim woman judge in modern history. After the Gestapo took down a Resistance network in Paris, British spy Noor Inayat Khan found herself the only undercover radio operator left in that city. In this unique history, Hossein Kamaly celebrates the lives and achievements of twenty-one extraordinary women in the story of Islam, from the formative days of the religion to the present.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index.

Khadija (ca. 560-619): the first believer -- Fatima (ca. 612-633): Prophet Muhammad's flesh and blood -- Aisha (ca. 615-678): "get half of your religion from her" -- Rabia al-Adawiyya (ca. 717-801): the embarrassment of riches, and its discontents -- Fatima of Nishapur (ca. 1000-1088): keeper of the faith -- Arwa of Yemen (ca. 1050-1138): the Queen of Sheba redux -- Terken Khatun (ca. 1205-1281): doing well and doing good -- Shajara'-al-Durr (d. 1257): perils of power, between caliphs and mamluks -- Sayyida al-Hurra of Tetouan (ca. 1492-ca, 1560): the free queen -- Pari Khanum (1548-1578): a golden link in the Safavid chain of command -- Nur Jahan (1577-1645): light of the world -- Safiye Sultan (ca. 1550-ca. 1619): a mother of many kings -- Tajul-Alam Safiatuddin Syah (1612-1675): diamonds are not forever -- Tehereh (ca. 1814-1852): heroine or heretic? -- Nana Asmau (1793-1864): jihad and sisterhood -- Mukhlisa Bubi (1896-1937): educator and jurist -- Halide Edip (ca. 1884-1964): author of the new Turkey -- Noor Inayat Khan (1914-1944): the anxiety of belonging -- Umm Kulthum (ca. 1904-1975): lodestar of union -- Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): curves in glass and concrete -- Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017): the princess of mathematics.

Beginning in seventh-century Mecca and Medina, A History of Islam in 21 Women takes us around the globe, through eleventh-century Yemen and Khorasan, and into sixteenth-century Spain, Istanbul and India.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • 1 Khadija (ca. 560-619): The First Believer (p. 5)
  • 2 Fatima (ca. 612-633): Prophet Muhammad's Flesh and Blood (p. 19)
  • 3 Aisha (ca. 615-678): "Get Half of Your Religion From Her" (p. 29)
  • 4 Rabia al-Adawiyya (ca. 717-801): The Embarrassment of Riches, and its Discontents (p. 39)
  • 5 Fatima of Nishapur (ca. 1000-1088): Keeper of the Faith (p. 47)
  • 6 Arwa of Yemen (ca. 1050-1138): The Queen of Sheba Redux (p. 55)
  • 7 Terken Khatun (ca. 1205-1281): Doing Well and Doing Good (p. 65)
  • 8 Shajara'-al-Durr (d. 1257): Perils of Power, Between Caliphs and Mamluks (p. 73)
  • 9 Sayyida al-Hurra of Tétouan (ca. 1492-ca. 1560): The Free Queen (p. 85)
  • 10 Pari Khanum (1548-1578); A Golden Link in the Safavid Chain of Command (p. 93)
  • 11 Nur Jahan (1577-1645): Light of the World (p. 107)
  • 12 Safiye Sultan (ca. 1550-ca. 1619): A Mother of Many Kings (p. 117)
  • 13 Tajul-Alam Safiatuddin Syah (1612-1675): Diamonds Are Not Forever (p. 125)
  • 14 Tahereh (ca. 1814-1852): Heroine or Heretic? (p. 135)
  • 15 Nana Asmau (1793-1864): Jihad and Sisterhood (p. 145)
  • 16 Mukhlisa Bubi (1869-1937): Educator and Jurist (p. 157)
  • 17 Halidé Edip (ca. 1884-1964): Author of the New Turkey (p. 171)
  • 18 Noor Inayat Khan (1914-1944): The Anxiety of Belonging (p. 183)
  • 19 Umm Kulthum (ca. 1904-1975): Lodestar of Union (p. 195)
  • 20 Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): Curves in Glass and Concrete (p. 205)
  • 21 Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017): The Princess of Mathematics (p. 215)
  • Afterword (p. 225)
  • Notes (p. 231)
  • Further Reading (p. 237)
  • Bibliography (p. 247)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 255)
  • Index (p. 257)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Booklist Review

In the same format as author Jenni Murray's similarly titled books on women in British and world history, Islamic studies scholar Kamaly presents capsule biographies of his choices of 21 women significant in the world of Islam. Starting with Khadija, the first believer and first wife of the prophet Muhammad, he portrays women who made contributions over the courses of their lives either through their faith or, as in the cases of more recent figures, such as Fields Medal-winning mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, through their intelligence and determination. The author presents prominent early religious figures from the Arabian Peninsula and then moves outward to include women from India, Spain, North Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Indonesia, and beyond. Each profile is clearly written with a stated conscious effort to avoid controversies as much as possible. The result is a straightforward history-in-portraits, one man's list of prominent women in one of largest religions in human history.--Colleen Mondor Copyright 2019 Booklist

Kirkus Book Review

Life histories of famed Muslim women across the centuries.Kamaly (Islamic Studies/Hartford Seminary; God and Man in Tehran: Contending Visions of the Divine From the Qajars to the Islamic Republic, 2018) sets out to prove that "in the past and today women have shaped many aspects of Islam and deserve a more central place in the historical narrative." To that end, the author introduces 21 Muslim women from the sixth century to the present age. With a few exceptions, however, his choices are not the most convincing as comprising a "history of Islam." The author begins with three women who were indeed tightly connected to the beginnings of Islam: Khadija, the famed wife of the Prophet Muhammad; his daughter, Fatima; and his later child-bride, Aisha. After these three minibiographies, Kamaly focuses on a string of women rulers, in chronological order, from places as diverse as modern-day Iran, Morocco, and Indonesia. Though some of the stories are intriguing, and most make for worthwhile reading, only one or two of the women have had a significant impact on Islam. Most are female rulers who happened to be Muslim. Readers must wait until the text reaches the 19th century before encountering a woman who was not a ruler or of the ruling class, leaving a void regarding what it meant to be an average Muslim woman through most of history. Even most of the modern women Kamaly profiles tell little about the story of Islam but instead just happen to be Muslime.g., architect Zaha Hadid and mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani. The author also tends to understate misogyny in modern Islam: "The situation of women in most contemporary Muslim-majority countries todayremains far from ideal." Since Kamaly concentrates on early Muslim political figures, many readers will be disappointed that such groundbreaking figures as Benazir Bhutto are left off the list.A well-intentioned but unsuccessful attempt to frame Islam through the lives of women practitioners. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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