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1	"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an by Asma Barlas 4.26 avg rating — 1,411 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories by Zain Hashmi (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Women and Gender in Islam by Leila Ahmed 4.10 avg rating — 1,810 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America by Leila Ahmed 3.96 avg rating — 403 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Do Muslim Women Need Saving? by Lila Abu-Lughod 3.91 avg rating — 908 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Feminist Edges of the Qur'an by Aysha A. Hidayatullah 3.98 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam by Fatema Mernissi 3.96 avg rating — 1,227 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Feminism and Islam: Legal and Literary Perspectives by Mai Yamani 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist, 1879-1924 by Huda Shaarawi 3.65 avg rating — 524 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Feminists, Islam, and Nation by Margot Badran 3.81 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Voices of Resistance: Muslim Women on War, Faith and Sexuality by Sarah Husain (Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Feminism in Islam: Secular and Religious Convergences by Margot Badran 3.74 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Arab and Arab American Feminisms: Gender, Violence, and Belonging by Rabab Abdulhadi (Editor) 4.48 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Women and the Transmission of Religious Knowledge in Islam by Asma Sayeed 4.03 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism: The Limits of Postmodern Analysis by Haideh Moghissi 3.88 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	It's Not About the Burqa by Mariam Khan (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 8,221 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn 'Arab?, Gender, and Sexuality by Sadiyya Shaikh 4.29 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World by Nawal El Saadawi 4.02 avg rating — 1,953 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait by Mohamad Jebara 4.46 avg rating — 622 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.71 avg rating — 1,398 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Women in the Qurʼan : An Emancipatory Reading by Asma Lamrabet 3.89 avg rating — 272 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Opening the Gates: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing by Margot Badran (Editor) 4.21 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Woman's Identity and the Qur'an by Nimat Hafez Barazangi 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Islam and Democracy: Fear of the Modern World by Fatema Mernissi 3.84 avg rating — 217 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Islamic Feminism in Kuwait: The Politics and Paradoxes by Alessandra L. González 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution by Sattareh Farman Farmaian 4.13 avg rating — 1,947 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective by Amina Wadud 4.22 avg rating — 2,369 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Muslim Women Speak: Of Dreams and Shackles by Ghazala Jamil 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Men in Charge?: Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition by Ziba Mir-Hosseini 4.09 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Lover (The Sufi Mysteries #1) by Laury Silvers (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 192 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual: Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India by Shemeem Burney Abbas 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Voices and Veils: Feminism and Islam in French Women's Writing and Activism (Research Monographs in French Studies) by Anna Kemp (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Being Muslim: A Cultural History of Women of Color in American Islam by Sylvia Chan-Malik 4.35 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Women in Islam: From Medieval to Modern Times by Wiebke Walther 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women by Nura Maznavi (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 1,822 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	In Search of Islamic Feminism: One Woman's Global Journey by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea 3.75 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Remaking Women: Feminism and Modernity in the Middle East by Lila Abu-Lughod (Editor) 3.96 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Casting off the Veil: The Life of Huda Shaarawi, Egypt's First Feminist by Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi 4.20 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World by Afdhere Jama 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Faith and Freedom: Women’s Human Rights in the Muslim World by Mahnaz Afkhami (editor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Homosexuality in Islam: Critical Reflection on Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle 3.95 avg rating — 237 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Islamic Fundamentalism, Feminism, and Gender Inequality in Iran Under Khomeini by Masoud Kazemzadeh liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib 4.16 avg rating — 20,155 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Inside The Gender Jihad: Women's Reform in Islam by Amina Wadud 3.82 avg rating — 170 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Sultana's Dream: A Feminist Utopia and Selections from The Secluded Ones by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain 3.98 avg rating — 530 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Interpreting Islam, Modernity, and Women’s Rights in Pakistan by Anita M. Weiss 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Gender, Sexuality and Feminism in Pakistani Urdu Writing by Amina Yaqin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	We Sinful Women : Contemporary Feminist Urdu Poetry by Rukhsana Ahmad (Translator, Editor) 4.34 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars