Islam and Women: Hagar's Heritage

by Moyra Dale

Overview

In a field where most publications on Islam are by men and about men’s experience of Islam, this book offers a new perspective on Islam through the world of women. Drawing on rich personal experience, Islamic texts, culture, and history, the author explores faith, cultural themes, and everyday life for Muslim women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506489063
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	06/24/2022
Series:	Studies in Mission
Pages:	251
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Moyra Dale spent over two decades in the Middle East working in education and ethnography, including a study on the Muslim women's mosque movement, Shifting Allegiances. She has taught courses on Islam and cross-cultural anthropology at Bible Colleges across eastern Australia and the USA. Moyra is co-founder of the When Women Speak... network, which equips those engaging with Muslim women through conferences, publications, and online courses. She writes, teaches, trains, and supervises students in Islam and cross-cultural understanding, with a focus on Muslim women. She holds doctorates in education and theology. 

Editorial Reviews

This book should be compulsory reading for men who want to understand contemporary Islamic cultures. It also contains great riches for women who are part of those cultures or who are relating with people of those cultures. And for people who want to think about the relationship between scripture, faith and culture. And for those who would like some fresh insights into the Bible.

Dr Ida Glaser, International Academic Coordinator and Founding Fellow of the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies, Oxford.

In her latest book, Dr Moyra Dale opens diverse windows into the world of Muslim women, who "are talked about, rather than listened to." This important study reminds us that 50% of the world's Muslims are marginalised in various ways: both socially within their own cultures and in terms of the limited attention received in study programmes focusing on Islam. The author achieves a remarkable balance between scholarly rigour and practical relevance. Through the pages of this book, Muslim women gain a voice which is long overdue.

Professor Peter G Riddell, SOAS University of London

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