![]() That view didn’t emerge until the Crusades. Ahmed clearly displays that Islam is not some sort of alien Other to western Christianity and culture. Women and Gender challenges some basic assumptions about Islam and women. Importantly, Ahmed is capable of recognizing contradictions and ambiguity that influence all our thinking. Historical context is absolutely critical in her account. ![]() ![]() She carefully traces differences of class and race within Islam and Middle Eastern societies. In this book, she provides a two-thousand-year survey of a vast region, consistently noting what still needs more research and the potential biases of her sources. She combines a traditional respect for the accuracy of the portrayal of the past with a sensitivity to modern theory about contested values and the political use of symbols. ![]() Yale University Press (1993), Paperback, 304 pagesĪn important and insightful academic study that needs to be read by everyone who cares about women, gender, feminism, Islam, the Middle East, or colonization. Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate, by Leila Ahmed. ![]()
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