Muslim Women

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.

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.

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? ...

Beginning with a sweetly funny, moving account of her arranged marriage, the author undercuts stereotypes and offers the refreshing view of an American life through Muslim eyes. In chapters leavened with humor, hope, and insight, she recounts an immigrant's daily struggles balancing assimilation with preserving heritage, overcoming religious barriers from within and distortions of Islam from without, and confronting issues of raising her children as Muslims - while they lobby for a Christmas tree!

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.

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.

From the heart of 7th-century Makkah to the front lines of 21st-century change, Mothers, Warriors, Scholars, Queens is a powerful journey through the lives of Muslim women who shaped Islamic history with their intellect, piety, leadership, and courage. This book brings together over a dozen inspiring biographies—from Khadijah bint Khuwaylid رضي الله عنها, the first to believe, to Rabi’a al-Adawiyya, the mystic of divine love; from Fatimah al-Fihri, founder of the world’s first university, to Queen Arwa of Yemen and Shajarat al-Durr of Egypt; from the forgotten scholars of ...

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.

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

Enter the world of Prince Edward Brighton and immerse yourself in the story of the fourteen-year-old prince, who has been trained as a swordsman by his famous father, the Blue Knight of the Fursan Al Azraq - the best fighters in Crown Earth. Amazon best-selling author Julia Hanke makes you travel back in time into the 13th century and tells a thrilling story about a father, who gets seriously ill, and his son, whose life will forever change, when he becomes king and suddenly faces challenges as the new ruler of the kingdom, that he has to defend against his opponents, such as his own uncle....

Part memoir and part how-not-to guide, The Wrong End of the Table is everything you wanted to know about Arabs but were afraid to ask, with chapters such as “Tattoos and Other National Security Risks,” “You Can’t Blame Everything on Your Period; Sometimes You’re Going to Be a Crazy Bitch: and Other Advice from Mom,” and even an open letter to Trump. This is the story of every American outsider on a path to find themselves in a country of beautiful diversity.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

In looking beyond the veil, learn how the women in Islam first came to be veiled, how there is a more serious type of veiling that we all need to acknowledge, and how can we come before God, unveiled, cleansed and forgiven. By the end of this book, you will be able to answer the following questions. What is the history of the veiling? What is it to have a veiled heart? How do we unveil our hearts and find true peace and joy? We all come before God unclean. Our hearts are veiled with shame and defilement. But in Christ, we can be made clean. Look at what even the Quran says about Jesus/Isa!

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 ...