Muslim Women

The Muslim Woman’s Ramadan Journal was made with you in mind—your goals, your spiritual growth, your moments of reflection. Designed by a licensed Muslim therapist, this comprehensive 30-day journal combines spirituality, mindfulness, and personal growth tools to help you make the most of this blessed month.

Samra Habib has spent most of their life searching for the safety to be themself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up in Pakistan, they faced regular threats from Islamic extremists who believed the small, dynamic sect to be blasphemous. From their parents, they internalized the lesson that revealing their identity could put them in grave danger.

In many societies, a woman is still regarded as a second-class citizen and deprived of basic rights enjoyed by the male population. Resenting this discrimination, they have championed a fight to obtain equal status, which unfortunately to date eludes them in the more modern Western states. Whereas the pendulum has swung to the extremes and has opened the way to licentiousness in the modern society, the West has often regarded Islamic women as being backward in a male-dominated world. On the contrary, Islam was the first religion formally to grant the women a status never known before.

This book, Muslim Women & The Hijab Veil: Oppression or Liberation?, explores the roots of Islam's views on women and the Hijab Veil by examining passages from the Glorious Quran and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Explore the empowering reality of Muslim women and the hijab in this eye-opening book. Uncover the truth behind common misconceptions and gain a deeper understanding of Islamic teachings on women's rights and modesty.

A personal story of the author reflecting on her journey of life with references to quotes from the Qur'an, Hadith and contemporary thinkers.

When Jodie Wolfe, a 16-year-old girl with facial deformities, accuses four boys in her class of an unthinkable crime, the community is torn apart. After all, these four teenage defendants are from hard-working immigrant families and they all have proven alibis. Even Jodie's best friend doesn't believe her. But lawyer Zara Kaleel does - and she is determined to fight for Jodie - to find the truth in the face of public outcry. And as issues of sex, race, and social justice collide, the most explosive criminal trial of the year builds to a shocking conclusion.

The Victorious Blood portrays a bloody epic which is over thirteen hundred years old. It took place in Karbala, a small town on the bank of the Euphrates river in Iraq. It was between the grandson of the prophet of Islam, al-Hussain bin Ali, who commanded an army that did not exceed a hundred warriors. And Yazid bin Mu'awiyah, the son of the founder of the Umayyad state. His army consisted of thirty thousand soldiers under the command of Omar bin Saad. In The Victorious Blood, you will be taken into the heat of the battle itself and there you will learn about the reasons for the epic ...

A Complete Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Salah for Brothers and Sisters of All Ages Learning how to pray Salah shouldn’t feel overwhelming, especially for new Muslims, reverts, or parents guiding their children. This beautifully designed 2-in-1 book offers clear, illustrated instructions that walk you through each prayer movement and recitation with ease. Whether you're praying for the first time or refreshing your understanding, this guide gives you the visual clarity and step-by-step structure you've been looking for. This special edition includes two complete manuscripts in one: A ...

This is the extraordinary account of Amani's journey through adolescence as a Muslim girl, from the Islamophobia she's faced on a daily basis to the website she launched that became a cultural phenomenon to the nation's political climate in the 2016 election cycle with Donald Trump as the Republican nominee. While dispelling the myth that a headscarf makes you a walking target for terrorism, she shares both her own personal accounts and anecdotes from the sisterhood of writers that serve as her editorial team at MuslimGirl.com.

As an Afghan girl, Zarifa Adiba has big, unfathomable dreams. Her family is poor, her country mired in conflict. Walking to school in Kabul, Zarifa has to navigate suicide bombers. But Zarifa perseveres, nurturing her passion for music despite its “sinful” nature under Taliban law. At sixteen, she gains admission to the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, and at eighteen she becomes the lead violist, conductor, and spokesperson for Zohra, the first all-female orchestra in the Muslim world.

When Nusrit Mehtab joined the Met Police in the late 80s the organisation was rife with racism and misogyny. Officers refused to patrol with her, or even call her by her name. Her attempts to get promoted were met with hostility and ridicule and she was subject to cruel pranks. As the years passed and her seniority grew, Nusrit was dismayed to find that these problems got worse, not better. After 30 years, she finally had enough and left the MET, initiating an employment tribunal against them in the process.

An American high school student was given the homework assignment to interview someone from a different faith, and he chose Muslims. This latest edition of He Asked About Islam features the teen’s twenty questions about Islam and Umm Zakiyyah’s answers. Questions include: What are your views on Christianity and other religions? What are your views on Jesus and who he is? How was the Universe and the world created? Who is your God and why do you worship Him? Where do you go after you die and how do you get there? If you do something bad and sin, what happens and how do you get forgiven? ...

This three-book edition of His Other Wife—Umm Zakiyyah’s popular online series turned novel—is a story about love and betrayal, faith and personal crisis, and withstanding deep emotional wounds. Jacob is a successful businessman and college professor, and his wife Deanna is a renowned marriage counselor and author. Together they are their Muslim community’s power couple. Aliyah is Deanna’s recently divorced best friend who has just accepted a position at the college where Jacob works—and who is the unwilling recipient of Deanna’s constant unsolicited relationship advice, ...

This book is the continuation of the series; with the first book being the signs of the Judgement Day. In the previous book, we have talked about the major and signs the minor signs. We talked about all of the issues up until the coming of the Dajjal and the coming of Isa Ibn Maryam AS and Ya’juj and Ma’juj. Then we mentioned all signs until the Trumpet is blown. Now, we will continue from where we left off. We're going chronologically This book begins the next section of this series. Which is going to be a very, very detailed discussion of this topic, that will turn to the Quran and ...

Women in the Fundamentalist Islamic Culture provides a basic overview of the treatment and station of women in fundamentalist Islamic world, covering several issues from the traditional female station to honor killings and punishments for "un-Islamic" behavior. This is part of an educational pamphlet series produced by BasicsProject.org, a non-partsian 501c3 research and education initiative.

Hazrat Khadijah bint Khuwaylid: The First Muslim Khadijah, the first wife of the last Prophet of Allah and the first Believer, evokes a most extraordinary personality. She was, with Abu Talib, one of the two greatest supporters of Islam and the Muslims. She played a heavenly role in the history of nascent Islam. Exploring the gestation period of Islam, this biography focuses on the remarkable life story of one of the four greatest women of all time, one who wholeheartedly proclaimed her submission to the divine message delivered through the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). My respect, love, and ...

Pakistani American Farah Naz Rishi’s first year of college was perfectly, thankfully, uneventful. After all, she was in college to learn and forge a path of self-sufficiency, especially after her last relationship fell apart—dashing her mother’s aspirations for an early marriage. What could Farah expect, anyway? For the ideal guy to just conveniently waltz into her life? Life isn’t a love story.

Lockdown is a poignant and gripping book that chronicles the awe-inspiring journey of Muslim women amidst the global Covid-19 pandemic. It artfully captures the timeless and historic events that unfolded around the world, including the heartrending story of George Floyd and the unprecedented experience of observing Ramadan as Muslim women during these trying times.

In this novel, internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak, A Voice, and Footsteps introduces us to the heart, mind, and life of Renee Morris, the narrator of this reflective tale. Told in three parts, Renee's story tells of a stringent childhood in her father's church and her ultimate submission to the religion of her nature in young adulthood. As Renee embraces Islam wholeheartedly, the spiritual tranquility of her initial conversion begins to wane as she faces the often painful realities of navigating the terrains of the Muslim experience itself. At times humorous and at times ...

As the youngest of three daughters, and the only one born in Canada soon after her parents' emigration from Iran, Roza Nozari began her life hungry for a sense of belonging. From her early years, she shared a passion for Iranian cuisine with her mother and craved stories of their ancestral home. Eventually they visited and she fell in love with its sights and smells, and with the warm embrace of their extended family. Yet Roza sensed something was amiss with her mother's happy, well-rehearsed story of their original departure.